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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. When did Frederic M. Sackett leave his post as U.S. Ambassador in Germany?
(a) March 1933.
(b) May1933.
(c) June1933.
(d) April 1933.

2. What was Joseph Schachno beaten with?
(a) Wire.
(b) Steel tipped boots.
(c) Woodem sticks.
(d) Whips.

3. What was the Tiergarten an answer to?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) Central Park.
(c) The U.S. Navy command building.
(d) The Pentagon.

4. What was Martha curious of on the way to their hotel?
(a) People being beaten in the street.
(b) Burnt cars.
(c) The Nazi flags.
(d) A burnt building.

5. What did the men order Schachno to do before beating him?
(a) Sign a confession.
(b) Undress.
(c) Lay on the floor.
(d) Put on a blindfold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Messersmith know the new Ambassador had to have?

2. What was Mildred Fish Harnack a representative of?

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

4. Why did the new Ambassador vow to lead a modest life in Berlin?

5. When was George S. Messersmith given his position?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Joseph Schachno from, according to the Introduction?

2. Why did Schachno appear at the American consulate?

3. Why was FDR not speaking out about the growing violence against the Jews?

4. What did Rabbi Wise tell Dodd to do in Chapter 5?

5. What were William and Martha like according to Chapter 3?

6. Who had been named German chancellor?

7. Who was William E. Dodd, and why was he growing frustrated according to Chapter 1?

8. Why was Dodd not a typical candidate for an ambassadorship?

9. Who did Dodd invite to join them in Germany?

10. What was the charge against Schachno?

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