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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the small towns usually respond to the air raid sirens?
(a) They left town.
(b) They stayed awake all night until they were sure they were safe.
(c) They panicked and started riots.
(d) They usually disregarded the air raid sirens.

2. What did Alfons say about Germany's enormous losses?
(a) "Not even the most brilliant propaganda could gloss over our enormous losses."
(b) "Josef Goebbels tried very hard to cover our enormous losses."
(c) "Propaganda would surely ease the concerns over our enormous losses."
(d) "Propaganda always reassured the people, and this time was no different."

3. Why did many people who owned farms begin to love Hitler?
(a) They were generally very passive and obedient people.
(b) They gave in to the pressure they felt from the Nazis.
(c) They were afraid Hitler would take away their land if they didn't support him.
(d) They began to prosper when Hitler restricted foreign food imports.

4. Alfons quickly moved up the ranks, from the lowest class A to class B. What responsibility did he earn?
(a) He was now in charge of fifteen of his peers.
(b) He no longer had to endure test flights.
(c) He could fly any glider he chose.
(d) He automatically got to bypass the next rank, class C.

5. In the 1930s, what were the children of Germany conditioned to believe?
(a) Discrimination was wrong.
(b) The Germanic-Nordic race was superior.
(c) The Jews did not kill Jesus.
(d) The German Jews were superior.

6. Alfons's childhood friend Heinz Ermann could not join the Hitler Youth. Later, what happened to Heinz's family?
(a) They moved to a large city in Germany's industrial heartland, Oberhausen.
(b) They moved to the countryside.
(c) They were gassed at Auschwitz.
(d) They chose to become followers of Hitler.

7. Which of the following statements about the commander, Winkler, is false?
(a) The pilots needed his approval to move up in the ranks.
(b) He was a loving father figure to the young pilots.
(c) He was a superb pilot.
(d) He was a relentless disciplinarian.

8. How did Hitler perceive the Hitler Youth?
(a) He felt they were a nuisance.
(b) He praised them and believed that one day they would rule the world.
(c) He believed they should be treated as children, and not be expected to train for war.
(d) He didn't think he would need them eventually.

9. Where was Alfons Heck born?
(a) Oberhausen, Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Wittlich, Germany.
(d) America.

10. Which city was attacked four nights in a row, killing a rumored 50,000 people?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Ruhr.
(c) Wittlich.
(d) Cologne.

11. What happened to Alfons as a result of a poor training flight?
(a) He was sent home.
(b) He was quickly promoted to C rank.
(c) He was suspended from flight duty for 4 days.
(d) He was suspended from flight duty for 4 months.

12. How did the farmhand and Alfons respond to one another?
(a) They strongly disliked one another.
(b) Alfons believed the farmhand was disloyal, and reported him.
(c) Alfons didn't believe the farmhand was a very good worker.
(d) They respected one another's loyalty to their own country.

13. Which of the following statements about Hitler's stance on the Jews is false?
(a) Hitler believed the Germanic-Nordic race was superior to the Jews.
(b) Many people believed Hitler would moderate his stance when he came to power.
(c) Although Hitler was obsessed with the Jews for many years, eventually he reversed his stance.
(d) Hitler's obsession with the Jews lasted until his final breath.

14. At fourteen, Alfons had not risen far in the Hitler Youth. What event prompted a new interest?
(a) He met Manfred, who was highly ranked in the Flying Hitler Youth .
(b) He met Hanna, and became distracted.
(c) His grandmother died.
(d) He began to seriously doubt his abilities, and considered leaving the Hilter Youth.

15. After numerous flights, how did Alfons feel?
(a) He felt like it was too much work, and wanted to be a flight mechanic instead.
(b) He felt that he should quit and become a priest instead.
(c) He loved flying and wanted to work hard for the first time in his life.
(d) He felt like he was too young, and not ready to be flying.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way did Alfons's elementary school teacher, Herr Becker, deliberately discriminate against the Jews in his classroom?

2. What did Alfons believe was his first and most important duty?

3. Which of the following statements best describes Alfons's leadership over his unit?

4. At what age did basic training begin for membership in the army of the Third Reich?

5. After France fell, what did the farmers get to do?

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