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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was true about the Hitler Youth?
(a) They were the most fanatical Nazi organization.
(b) They were frightened by Hitler and unsure of his rule over Germany.
(c) They were not allowed to participate in the Nuremburg Party Congress.
(d) They were not eager to hear Hitler speak at the Nuremburg Party Congress.

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

3. What occurred for Alfons, Gert, and Rabbit together?
(a) They were deployed in the war.
(b) They were promoted.
(c) They were placed on the same flight team.
(d) They became very ill.

4. Which of the following is not a memory Alfons holds from his childhood?
(a) His parents moved away to a large city in Germany's industrial heartland.
(b) Nazi troops wearing brown shirts marched through the town of Wittlich.
(c) His teacher deliberately discriminated against the Jews in the classroom.
(d) His parents died.

5. By 1944, which of the following statements was true about Germany's point of view during the War?
(a) The Nazi empire had shrunk, and no one underestimated the United States.
(b) The Germans were not intimidated by the United States.
(c) The United States forces had shrunk, and no one underestimated the Nazis.
(d) The Nazi empire was stronger than ever before.

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

7. In the 1930s, approximately how many German Jews were there?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) Six million.
(d) One million.

8. Hitler took advantage of what quality of the German people?
(a) They were very religious.
(b) They were naturally obedient.
(c) They were prosperous farmers.
(d) They were very independent.

9. What did Manfred invite Alfons to do?
(a) Train with him to become a deputy.
(b) Join him in leaving Germany in search of a more peaceful life.
(c) Join him in the chance to train as a combat pilot with the Flying Hitler Youth.
(d) Train with him to become a flight mechanic.

10. The Hitler Youth did not cause many parental complaints, particularly when?
(a) When Hitler encouraged them to respect their elders.
(b) When they served mass.
(c) When Hitler made them march for hours at a time.
(d) When Hitler assigned them to land service.

11. Which of the following statements best describes Alfons's leadership over his unit?
(a) The men in his unit matured slowly under his leadership.
(b) He didn't expect the men to follow his orders 100% of the time.
(c) He loved the feeling of power, and he became a tough leader.
(d) He was patient and understanding, because his men were young.

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

13. Where was the entire 6th Army decimated?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Wittlich.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Egypt.

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

15. Alfons usually served mass while wearing what?
(a) His altar boy robes.
(b) His full uniform, including belt and dagger, beneath his altar boy robes.
(c) His full uniform, belt and dagger.
(d) His full uniform beneath his altar boy robes, but without his dagger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Germany in the 1930s, which of the following statements was false?

2. When the Jews were forced to leave Wittlich, to where did they think they were being sent?

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

4. In 1942, what decision was made at a top-secret conference in Wannsee, a suburb of Berlin?

5. How did the small towns usually respond to the air raid sirens?

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