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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the summer of 1940, why did Alfons doubt that he would be fortunate enough to fight in the war?
(a) Only England remained to be defeated, and he believed that would happen soon.
(b) There was a labor shortage due to the war, and Alfons needed to work on his grandmother's farm.
(c) His grandmother was very ill and he needed to be by her side.
(d) Only France remained to be defeated, and he believed that would happen soon.

2. Due to enormous casualties in the War, what happened to many of the young pilots?
(a) They were deployed in the War.
(b) They were not allowed to fly anymore.
(c) They had to go home.
(d) They moved up in the ranks much quicker.

3. Upon reflection, how did Alfons believe he would have responded, had his eyes been opened to the Holocaust sooner?
(a) It would not have affected his loyalty to Hitler.
(b) He would have been sick every night, and unable to fight.
(c) He would have left the Hitler Youth.
(d) He would never have been loyal to Hitler.

4. What occurred on Kristallnacht?
(a) The concentration camps began.
(b) The police intervened when young Natzis destroyed Jewish businesses.
(c) Hitler declared that Jews must close their businesses.
(d) The SA and SS smashed the windows of Jewish businesses and stormed Jewish synagogues.

5. Nearly a year after the British declared war on Germany, what occurred on May 10, 1940?
(a) British and French troops marched across the border of Germany.
(b) Nazi troops marched across the borders of France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Holland.
(c) Natzi troops attacked Britain.
(d) French troops marched across the border of Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Robert Ley communicate when he visited Alfons's men?

2. What was one complaint of Catholic parents with regard to the Hitler Youth?

3. When Alfons and his fellow Hitler Youth leaders met Hitler, what did he tell them?

4. Many people avoided discussions about the possibility of war, including in the Gymnasium. Despite this, what occurred over time?

5. Where was the enemy when Paris fell on August 25th?

(see the answer key)

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