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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rather than shoot a hostage, what did the French do with Alfons?
(a) Placed him in solitary confinement for 12 days.
(b) Placed him in a prison camp for weeks.
(c) Let him go; they didn't have the resources to hold hostages.
(d) Placed him in solitary confinement for 6 months.

2. As Germany's fate became clear, how did Alfons feel about their defeat?
(a) He accepted it.
(b) He was in denial about it.
(c) He was still willing to die obediently.
(d) He was deeply depressed and suicidal.

3. How old was Alfons when he was appointed to command 2800 boys and 80 girls?
(a) 22.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

4. If a man deserted the unit, what action was Alfons authorized to take?
(a) Call the Gestapo to handle it.
(b) Send them to punishment camps.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Send them home.

5. Who said that one day the Americans would realize they cooperated with the devil and chose the wrong side?
(a) Franz.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Alfons' grandmother.
(d) Alfons.

6. Whom did Alfons greet when he arrived in Wittlich?
(a) His grandmother and Uncle Gustav.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His brother, Rudi.
(d) His grandmother and Aunt Maria.

7. When one of Alfons's men deserted, how did Alfons respond?
(a) He had pity on him.
(b) Although he was authorized to shoot him, he didn't have the will to do so.
(c) He shot him.
(d) He pretended not to notice, because he didn't want to shoot him.

8. What disappointing news did Alfons receive from Dr. Robert Ley?
(a) He would not be able to join the Luftwaffe.
(b) His Uncle Gustav was reported dead.
(c) He was being demoted.
(d) He was being fired, and sent home.

9. What occurred as a result of the Battle of the Bulge?
(a) Most of Alfons' men were killed.
(b) Alfons was once again passed over for the Luftwaffe.
(c) 400 German planes were destroyed.
(d) The Luftwaffe finally claimed Alfons.

10. What did Alfons later learn about Leiwitz?
(a) He was shot by the Gestapo for being anti-Nazi.
(b) He was Jewish.
(c) He was shot by the Allies.
(d) He survived the war, and eventually moved to America.

11. In September of 1944, what order followed the "people's storm"?
(a) German boys age 12 and older had to fight.
(b) No more German men would be called to action.
(c) Every German male would fight, regardless of age.
(d) Every German male age 15-60 would fight.

12. Hitler refused his commanders' pleas to fall back, and when they finally prevailed, what had happened?
(a) Hundreds of irreplaceable men died.
(b) The Germans had lost many men, while the Allies had very few casualties.
(c) Although some men had died, they managed to protect their armored vehicles.
(d) Tens of thousands of irreplaceable men had died.

13. When Alfons and his fellow Hitler Youth leaders met Hitler, what did he tell them?
(a) Germany had lost the war.
(b) The Hitler Youth were the last chance for Germany to win the war.
(c) The Hitler Youth had dissapointed him.
(d) The Hitler Youth were his purest creation.

14. When a soldier stopped Alfons to ask him a question, how did Alfons respond to him?
(a) He refused to speak to him.
(b) In English.
(c) He surrendered to the soldier.
(d) In German.

15. What significant event in the life of Alfons's family occurred on Christmas?
(a) Alfons chose loyalty to the Natzis over loyalty to his family.
(b) They had to be dug out of a pile of rubble following a massive Allied bomber raid.
(c) His grandmother died.
(d) They all died, following an Allied bomber raid in Wittlich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alfons do when over a dozen Sherman tanks arrived in Wittlich?

2. At the end of the War, what were the Soviets known for?

3. When the Americans attacked, the first attack was simply an Allied probe, and a half an hour later, what happened?

4. What news did Alfons hear on the radio?

5. Immediately following the war, how did Alfons feel about his allegiance to Hitler?

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