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

2. What did Hitler have by the time he got out of the army according to Part 4 of "Discovering a Talent"?
(a) Many high placed friends.
(b) A good grasp of how to gain power.
(c) A background in political agitation and public speaking.
(d) 10,000 marks.

3. What did Hitler join at the start of Part 3 of "Elation and Embitterment"?
(a) The Swiss Army.
(b) The French Army.
(c) The German Army.
(d) The Bavarian Army.

4. What was Hitler's assignment in Part 2 of "Discovering a Talent"?
(a) Provide troops with educational material.
(b) Provide troops with food.
(c) Provide troops with alcohol.
(d) Provide troops with entertainment.

5. When did Hitler return to Munich after the end of World War I?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Hitler meet that offered him a job selling small paintings?

3. What did Hitler learn from those in charge of Vienna's anti-semitic movements?

4. What foreign leader did Hitler want to emulate in the 1920s?

5. How were Adolf's grade in primary school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hitler arrested in 1913 and how did he avoid prison?

2. What lesson did Hitler learn from anti-Semitic movements during his time in Vienna according to "Drop-Out"?

3. What did Hitler start reading after moving to Munich from Vienna according to Ian Kershaw?

4. Who arrived in power that inspired Hitler to become the same kind of leader he was according to "The Drummer"?

5. Why was Adolf able to convince his mother to let him go to Vienna?

6. What school did Hitler try to apply to a second time?

7. What did Hitler's speech as chairman of the German Workers' Party call for?

8. While working for Mayr's department, what group was Hitler asked to join and why?

9. What was Hitler asked to tone down during his work in Mayr's office and why?

10. Why wasn't Adolf named Schicklgruber according to "Fantasy and Failure"?

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