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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Hitler released after appearing for his failure to register with the military?

3. When did Hitler's father, Alois, change his name?

4. What rumor does Ian Kershaw dispel concerning Hitler?

5. Who did Hitler buy a lottery ticket with in "Fantasy and Failure"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Hitler attend a meeting and subsequently join the German Workers' Party according to Kershaw?

3. Why was Adolf's mother protective of him?

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

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

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

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

8. What did the military provide Hitler, and how did he integrate?

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

10. Why did Hitler threaten to leave the German Workers' Party, and why did the leader of the Party ask for his return?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the significance of Hitler creating a public image, how he created his public image, as well as the impact it had on the German people.

Essay Topic 2

Students should examine Hitler's role in the Bavarian Army, what impact it had on him, and why he did not want to leave military service.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Hitler's association of the Jewish people to dirt and disease as well as why he forged these associations.

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