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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Unlike Hitler, the German people were not eager to go to war for what reason?
(a) They didn't think the country was properly trained or equipped for war.
(b) They wanted to be a peaceful nation.
(c) They were afraid they would lose Hitler as their leader.
(d) They remembered the terrible slaughter of World War I.

2. What was one complaint of Catholic parents with regard to the Hitler Youth?
(a) Senior Hitler Youth leaders mocked religion.
(b) Senior Hitler Youth leaders did not respect their elders.
(c) The Hitler Youth were not very educated.
(d) The Hitler Youth were not very obedient.

3. In the fall of 1943, Alfons was promoted to administrative rank while what occurred for Gert?
(a) He was promoted a step ahead of Alfons.
(b) He received the same promotion as Alfons.
(c) He did not receive a promotion.
(d) He was promoted 3 steps ahead of Alfons.

4. Which of the following statements about Alfons's family's farmhand is false?
(a) He was a fiercely loyal Frenchman.
(b) He was a Parisian baker.
(c) He was not a loyal Frenchman.
(d) He was a great worker.

5. When the concentration camps first began, what was their purpose?
(a) They were a place where Jews could start businesses and work together.
(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 temporary holding cells for Jews until they submitted to Hitler's rule.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the farmhand and Alfons respond to one another?

2. What was the name of Alfons's family's farmhand?

3. Which of the following statements about the fanfare and drum platoon is false?

4. Which of the following statements about Alfons and Gert's relationship is false?

5. If Roman were to have disobeyed Alfons's orders, how would Alfons have responded?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once Alfons was made Manfred's successor, what orders followed?

2. Describe Alfons's duties following his attendance at a special weapons training camp.

3. In Chapter 4, what experiences did Alfons and Gert share together in the Flying Hitler Youth?

4. How did Alfons feel when Gert was promoted a step ahead of him?

5. In the 1930s, how did children perceive the Hitler Youth?

6. How did Alfons describe Germany's attitude toward the United States when they first entered into war with them?

7. How did Alfons handle his responsibilities as a unit leader?

8. Describe George, the farmhand.

9. What influence did Alfons' teacher, Herr Becker, have on him at a young age?

10. What did the Gerrman masses understand about the "Final Solution"?

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