1. What is another of Hitler's worst mistakes?
(a) Retaliating against England with the large, expensive, but minimally destructive V-2 rockets at the expense of ground-to-air rockets.
(b) Retaliating against Poland with the large, expensive, but minimally destructive V-2 rockets at the expense of ground-to-air rockets.
(c) Retaliating against teh Soviets with the large, expensive, but minimally destructive V-2 rockets at the expense of ground-to-air rockets.
(d) Retaliating against France with the large, expensive, but minimally destructive V-2 rockets at the expense of ground-to-air rockets.

2. Back in Berlin, Speer learns that his name appears in the rebels' planned government, but what saves his life?
(a) The annotation, "Probably not."
(b) The annotation, "Competent?"
(c) The annotation, "If possible?"
(d) The annotation, "Hitler's friend."

3. In what does the leadership--Speer included--live?
(a) "Dissimulation and hypocrisy."
(b) A bunker.
(c) "Peace and harmony."
(d) "Wealth and affluence."

4. Speer masses 130 searchlights to create the first ____________ and masses striking swastika flags to disguise drab façades.
(a) "House of light."
(b) "Dance of light."
(c) "Field of light."
(d) "Cathedral of light."

5. Speer warns that victory must come _______________.
(a) Now.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Steadily.
(d) Quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Speer does away with piecemeal production, embraces "industrial mass production," and eliminates department chiefs' setting of independent priorities. Some complain of his __________ methods, but Hitler appreciates impulsive genius.

2. What does Hitler have Speer do to his Berlin office?

3. Smelling danger, Bormann calls Speer an enemy of the Party who intends to do what?

4. Goering is jealous of the military impinging on what?

5. Hitler is mistrustful but can be swayed by whom?

(see the answer key)

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