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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon arriving in Remisch, what did Alfons immediately ask of his commanding officer?
(a) For time off.
(b) For a larger paycheck.
(c) For a school and a convent to house his men.
(d) For a different assignment.

2. For Alfons, the Hitler Youth rallies of the summer were a nice break from what activity?
(a) Working in a local store.
(b) Working on his grandmother's farm.
(c) Studying.
(d) Training for the army.

3. Alfons was assigned to a new camp where his flying time was limited due to what?
(a) Steady rain.
(b) He was considered too low in rank.
(c) He became ill.
(d) There were not enough gliders for all 60 men.

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

5. As the war began, the unease held by the German people disappeared with the success of what?
(a) The Kristallnacht.
(b) The Blitzkrieg.
(c) The Gymnasium.
(d) The Hitler Youth.

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

7. During the Easter vacation of 1944, what was Alfons ordered to do?
(a) Join a Luftwaffe flight station.
(b) Stay home until war conditions improved.
(c) Join an auxiliary unit to man anti-aircraft batteries.
(d) Attend a special weapons training camp.

8. When the concentration camps first began, what was their purpose?
(a) They were temporary holding cells for Jews until they submitted to Hitler's rule.
(b) They were detention centers for political enemies.
(c) They were a place for Jews to live peacefully outside of Hitler rule.
(d) They were a place where Jews could start businesses and work together.

9. What happened during one of Alfons's training flights?
(a) He had the best flight of his career, and landed perfectly.
(b) He purposely ignored Winkler's signal, and missed the field.
(c) Winkler forgot to signal him, and Alfons missed the field.
(d) He had a terrible flight, missed the field, and wrecked a plane.

10. At what age did basic training begin for membership in the army of the Third Reich?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Six.

11. The Soviet Forces pushed the Nazis deep into where?
(a) Hungary.
(b) The Ukraine.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

12. Alfons arrived at training camp, and after a short time was forced to do what?
(a) Go home, because his grandmother spoke to the Bannfuhrer in Berlin.
(b) Fly on the wings of a glider with other men.
(c) Pretend that he knew what he was doing, even though he felt inadequate for the job.
(d) Quit, because he isn't very skilled at flying.

13. Who was made Manfred's successor?
(a) Goebbels.
(b) Gert.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Alfons.

14. Once Germany was at war with the United States, why was Alfons not worried?
(a) Germany was focused on Russia.
(b) Hitler understood America's war potential, and told the Hitler Youth not to worry.
(c) The war would end soon.
(d) America would focus more on fighting the Japanese.

15. In the winter of 1943, what was the condition of Germany?
(a) Fewer men were being called up to fight.
(b) The people felt encouraged.
(c) The country was growing poorer.
(d) The country had never been more prosperous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the fall of 1943, Alfons was promoted to administrative rank while what occurred for Gert?

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

3. Despite their September 3rd declaration, the Germans believed what about the French and the British?

4. What occurred on Kristallnacht?

5. Why did the Allied bombings never shake the morale of the German people?

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