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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Joseph Schachno live according to the Introduction?
(a) Lepzig.
(b) Bonn.
(c) Bern.
(d) Berlin.

2. What was Gleichschaltung's translation?
(a) Change.
(b) People.
(c) Coordination.
(d) Redistribution.

3. Whose biography did William E. Dodd write?
(a) President Wilson.
(b) President Taft.
(c) President Washington.
(d) President Lincoln.

4. How old was Joseph Schachno at the start of the Introduction?
(a) 31.
(b) 32.
(c) 24.
(d) 35.

5. Who did Mildred Fish Harnack develop a friendship with?
(a) Rudolf Diels.
(b) Dodd.
(c) Martha.
(d) Dodd's wife.

6. What was crucial for William E. Dodd to do in Germany according to Chapter 4?
(a) Prevent Hitler from building an army.
(b) Prevent Hitler from persecuting the Jews.
(c) Prevent Hitler from killing Hindenburg.
(d) Prevent a moratorium by Germany on its debt.

7. What was George S. Messersmith's campaign?
(a) Warn the world about Hitler.
(b) Get American investments for Germany.
(c) Protect the Jews of Germany.
(d) Try to befriend Hitler to avoid war.

8. What was George Gordon's position?
(a) Counselor of the embassy.
(b) Embassy security chief.
(c) SAS chief.
(d) Public relations chief.

9. What was Messersmith's opinion of Ernst Hanfstaengl?
(a) He didn't like him, but trusted him.
(b) He liked and trusted him.
(c) He didn't like or trust him.
(d) He liked him but didn't trust him,

10. How long before the events of the Introduction was Joseph Schachno visited by uniformed men?
(a) 6 days before.
(b) 2 days before.
(c) 9 days before.
(d) 12 days before.

11. Who did Schachno flee his home with after he was beaten?
(a) Alone.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His children.

12. What was one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's most difficult jobs after being elected according to Chapter 2?
(a) Find a security chief for Germany.
(b) Find an interpreter for Germany.
(c) Find an ambassador for Germany.
(d) Find the SAS chief for Germany.

13. Where was Edgar Mowrer transferred to in Chapter 9?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) London.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Paris.

14. Where was William E. Dodd employed?
(a) University of Georgia.
(b) Penn State.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) University of Chicago.

15. What were the Storm Troopers part of?
(a) The SAS.
(b) The SS.
(c) The Gestapo.
(d) The Reich Police.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Chapter 1 taking place?

2. What was Martha calling what Sigrid called deterioration?

3. Who did George S. Messersmith hope would listen to him?

4. What school did Ernst Hanfstaengl attend?

5. What did Dodd do that broke customs according to Chapter 7?

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