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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. How old was Daniel Mulvihill in Chapter 11?

2. How long of a leave did Dodd ask for?

3. Who blocked Dodd's speech from being published according to Chapter 18?

4. What was driving Boris mad, according to Chapter 25?

5. Who was Diels supporting in the Nazi hierarchy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dodd begin to fully realize in Chapter 16?

2. Why were the Dodds surprised in Chapter 11?

3. How did things change rather abruptly in October 1933 according to Chapter 18?

4. What were propaganda stunts according to Chapter 28?

5. What did Hitler plot in April and how did the Gestapo change in Chapter 36?

6. How was murder averted in Chapter 27?

7. What contrast is noted between Hitler's physical presence and him speaking in Chapter 20?

8. What did Boris mock and ridicule in Chapter 23?

9. What did Soviet superiors think of Martha in Chapter 37?

10. What happened that made Dodd lecture an officer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Larson describes a few people who rebuked the Nazi Party in public. Discuss these rebukes, who offered the rebuke, and the ultimate outcome of the situation.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two men presented in the book and discuss their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the Reichstag Building arson trial and the impact that it had on Germany.

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