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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elation and Embitterment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hitler move at the start of Part II of "Elation and Embitterment"?
(a) Bonn.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Munich.

2. What does Ian Kershaw say rested on Hitler's shoulders as he went into his secondary education?
(a) His father's career ambitions.
(b) His mother's dreams.
(c) His son's ambitions.
(d) His sister's hopes.

3. What did Hitler avoid because he thought they were decadent and crawling with infection?
(a) Bars.
(b) Post offices.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Public bathrooms.

4. What does Ian Kershaw say Hitler had not yet developed when he arrived in Munich?
(a) His consuming hatred of the Jewish people.
(b) His plan to take power.
(c) His hatred for homosexuals.
(d) His public speaking skills.

5. Who did Hitler meet that offered him a job selling small paintings?
(a) Karl Stopp.
(b) Mark Heinsted.
(c) Humbert Stall.
(d) Reinhold Hanisch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Hitler develop a close friendship with as a teenager?

2. What changed Hitler's future according to Ian Kershaw in "Elation and Embitterment"?

3. What did Hitler not consider when he applied for school in Vienna?

4. Who died as Hilter was about to begin his secondary education?

5. What does Ian Kershaw say was interesting in Hitler's reminiscence of his actions after World War I?

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