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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. How were Adolf's grade in primary school?
(a) Average.
(b) Good.
(c) Excellent.
(d) Lower than average.

2. What was one of Hitler's duties in his post war assignment?
(a) Joining unions.
(b) Spying of Communist members.
(c) Transporting secret documents for the government.
(d) Observing small parties springing up around the country.

3. What was Hitler called home from Vienna for?
(a) His father died.
(b) His mother had breast cancer.
(c) His sister married.
(d) His dog ran away.

4. In what jail did Hitler spend his sentence in 1921?
(a) Bonn.
(b) Munich.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Stadelheim.

5. What did Alois want his son to become?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A public servant.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A soldier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What author did Hitler enjoy reading as a child?

3. What rumor does Ian Kershaw dispel concerning Hitler?

4. What type of information does Kershaw say Hitler was looking to read?

5. Who was Hitler mad at when the lottery ticket he bought didn't win?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hitler successful in public speeches according to Kershaw in "The Beerhall Agitator"?

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

3. Why did Hitler come to the attention of Karl Mayr?

4. Who was Adolf's grandfather according to Ian Kershaw?

5. What did Hitler do after the war ended according to "Discovering a Talent"?

6. Who was Karl May for Hitler?

7. What was Hitler dissatisfied with, and what did he do to correct it in "The Drummer"?

8. Who did people in Germany start to blame for the war and the loss after the end of World War I according to Ian Kershaw?

9. What were the things Kershaw says that Hitler believed would be enough for his success, and was he right?

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

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