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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What foreign leader did Hitler want to emulate in the 1920s?
(a) Franco.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Stalin.

2. When was Adolf Hitler born?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1886.

3. Who was Hitler moving to his new apartment with in Part II of "Elation and Embitterment"?
(a) Himmler.
(b) Goering.
(c) Hausler.
(d) Herts.

4. Who was Hitler renting his apartment from in Part II of "Elation and Embitterment"?
(a) Karl Rosker.
(b) Joseph Popp.
(c) Tomas Himst.
(d) Joseph Kerl.

5. What did Hitler start to do after World War I, but lacked the drive to do?
(a) Become an architect.
(b) Become a painter.
(c) Create his own party.
(d) Enter politics.

6. Why were the Germans in upheaval at the start of Part 1 of "Discovering a Talent"?
(a) The workers took over the government.
(b) Food was rationed.
(c) Hitler took power.
(d) The war was lost.

7. What did Hitler not consider when he applied for school in Vienna?
(a) That he might succeed.
(b) That he would meet a woman.
(c) That he might not be accepted.
(d) That he would graduate in half the time.

8. What did Hitler learn from those in charge of Vienna's anti-semitic movements?
(a) How to use a crowd.
(b) How to hate people.
(c) How to please people.
(d) How to paint.

9. Who did Hitler develop a close friendship with as a teenager?
(a) Sophie Hubber.
(b) Karl Heitz.
(c) August Kubizek.
(d) Anton Kerl

10. What did Hitler tone down during his public speeches in Part 3 of "Discovering a Talent"?
(a) His stand on Germany's future.
(b) His view for the German Army.
(c) His stand on the "Jewish question."
(d) His hatred of homosexual people.

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

12. What type of information does Kershaw say Hitler was looking to read?
(a) Political reviews.
(b) Communist journals.
(c) Banned books.
(d) Material that would confirm his prejudice.

13. What did Hitler think should follow the elimination of the Jewish rights?
(a) The creation of a strong army.
(b) The destruction of the Communist party..
(c) The elimination of the Jewish people.
(d) The elimination of the homosexuals.

14. What did Hitler name the stray dog he took in while in the army?
(a) Blaky.
(b) Mr. Karl.
(c) Joakim.
(d) Foxl.

15. Who did Hitler buy a lottery ticket with in "Fantasy and Failure"?
(a) August Kubizek.
(b) Sophie Keller.
(c) Karl Heitz.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ian Kershaw say Hitler was good at in Part 3 of "Discovering a Talent"?

2. What party did Hitler join after World War I?

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

4. What was Hitler called home from Vienna for?

5. Why was Hitler released after appearing for his failure to register with the military?

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