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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ian Kershaw describe Hitler's father?

2. What was one of Hitler's duties in his post war assignment?

3. What was the name of Hitler's Jewish customer mentioned in "Drop-Out"?

4. What was Hitler's assignment in Part 2 of "Discovering a Talent"?

5. What did Hitler claimed to have done during his public speeches?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hitler leave Vienna according to "Drop-Out"?

2. What was Hitler's assignment during the war, and how did he fare?

3. What did Hitler say that one's stand on the Jewish question should be based on, and what was Hitler's stand?

4. What sign of self confidence does the author say was demonstrated in Adolf's decision to go to Vienna to study painting?

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

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

7. What happened to Hitler after the failed coup of 1924?

8. Who does Kershaw say took little notice of Hitler's appointment as chairman of the German Workers' Party?

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

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

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