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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Hitler come to the attention of in Part 3 of "Discovering a Talent"?
(a) General Heinst Grubber.
(b) Colonel Hindenburg.
(c) Captain Karl Mayr.
(d) Major Tomas Bundel.

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

3. How long did Hitler live in Vienna according to "Drop-Out"?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.

4. When did Hitler's father, Alois, change his name?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1875.

5. What was Hitler dissatisfied with according to Part 2 of "The Drummer"?
(a) The length of his public speeches.
(b) The amount of publicity being given to his party.
(c) The number of paying members of the Nazi party.
(d) The size of the German army.

6. What does Ian Kershaw say the army provided Hitler with?
(a) Single minded people.
(b) A place to learn how to follow orders.
(c) Friendships.
(d) Guns.

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

8. What does Part 2 of "The Drummer" say Hitler arranged?
(a) An attack on Otto Ballerstedt.
(b) The killing of 4 police officers.
(c) The stoning of two Jewish merchants.
(d) The stuffing of ballot boxes.

9. What conclusion did Hitler come to draw in Part 5 of "Drop-Out"?
(a) He alone could lead Germany.
(b) Jews were a distinct race of people.
(c) Dogs were not man's best friend.
(d) Homosexuals were people too.

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

11. What party did Hitler join after World War I?
(a) German Workers' Party.
(b) Communist party.
(c) The Nazi Party.
(d) The Bundesliga party

12. What did Hitler become in Munich according to Part 4 of "Discovering a Talent"?
(a) An unknown man.
(b) A joke.
(c) A legend.
(d) An outcast.

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

14. What school was Hitler denied the right to take the entrance exam?
(a) Academy of Fine Arts.
(b) Academy of History.
(c) Academy of Philosophy.
(d) Academy of Religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made the people ready for Hitler's message in the 1920s?

2. Who was Hitler renting his apartment from in Part II of "Elation and Embitterment"?

3. What does Ian Kershaw note Hitler didn't refer to himself as in 1924?

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

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

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