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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Hitler's sent to to answer the charge of failing to register with the military?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Salzburg.
(c) Kiel.
(d) Bonn.

2. What did Hitler plan on studying in Vienna?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Economics.
(c) Law.
(d) Painting.

3. What medal did Hitler receive twice during World War I?
(a) The Iron Cross.
(b) The Silver Star.
(c) The Gold Cross.
(d) The Bronze Cross.

4. Who was Hitler assigned to in Part 2 of "Discovering a Talent"?
(a) General Hernest Topp.
(b) The socialist government.
(c) The German Archive Division.
(d) The Communist party.

5. 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 son's ambitions.
(c) His mother's dreams.
(d) His sister's hopes.

6. How does Ian Kershaw describe Hitler's father?
(a) Loving and present.
(b) Loving and forgiving.
(c) Unloving and strict.
(d) Present and strict.

7. What does Ian Kershaw say Hitler was good at during his speeches?
(a) Demoralizing Jews.
(b) Creating fear.
(c) Making jokes.
(d) Rousing anger and resentment.

8. How many police officers were killed during Hitler's coup in 1924?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 23.
(d) 4.

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

10. What happened to the stray dog Hitler took in in "Elation and Embitterment"?
(a) He was killed.
(b) He went missing.
(c) He was eaten.
(d) He was stolen.

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

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

13. What was Hitler's official goal in returning to Vienna?
(a) Study law.
(b) Find a job.
(c) Study architecture.
(d) Meet a woman.

14. What did Hitler claimed to have done during his public speeches?
(a) Made jokes.
(b) Bored people.
(c) Nationalized his audience.
(d) Converted smart people.

15. 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 hatred for homosexuals.
(c) His plan to take power.
(d) His public speaking skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Hitler moving to his new apartment with in Part II of "Elation and Embitterment"?

2. What did Hitler tone down during his public speeches in Part 3 of "Discovering a Talent"?

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

4. What type of people does Ian Kershaw say Hitler admired?

5. When was Adolf Hitler born?

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