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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. What did Hitler plan on studying in Vienna?

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

3. What type of people does Ian Kershaw say Hitler admired?

4. Where was Hitler's sent to to answer the charge of failing to register with the military?

5. When was Adolf Hitler born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What was Hitler's moral stand when he was living in Vienna?

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

9. What army did Hitler join and how was it accepted?

10. What did Hitler do for a living after spending some time on the street according to "Drop-Out"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the impact that the anti-Jewish propaganda had on the Jewish people, such as the development of concentration camps, the determination of Jewish blood, and other aspects of the new laws.

Essay Topic 2

Examine why countries require military service of its citizens, analyzing both its advantages and disadvantages for the government and citizens and how required military service impacted Hitler.

Essay Topic 3

Ian Kershaw begins the book by focusing on the family of Adolf Hitler. Examine the role that Hitler's family had in his life, and analyze who had the most influence on Hitler.

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