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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hitler is mistrustful but can be swayed by whom?
(a) Those skilled in manipulation.
(b) Speer.
(c) His mother.
(d) Only those in his inner circle.

2. In 1939, Speer guarantees completion of the five-mile core by __________, with the massive cost being spread over many budgets.
(a) 1955.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1945.

3. Does Speer read MEIN KAMPF?
(a) No.
(b) One page.
(c) The first half.
(d) Yes.

4. Hitler talks of making __________ a metropolis and retiring there.
(a) Zempelburg.
(b) Czarmun.
(c) Linz.
(d) Heidelberg.

5. Speer goes beyond Hitler's "megalomaniacal notions" in planning urban renewal with a free hand and rescues two international events after the original designers offend Hitler's aesthetics. What are these two events?
(a) The Olympic Stadium and the pavilion at the St. Louis World's Fair.
(b) The Olympic Stadium and the pavilion at the Paris World's Fair.
(c) The Government Buildings and the pavilion at the Paris World's Fair.
(d) The Government Buildings and the pavilion at the St. Louis World's Fair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the summer of 1939, Hitler menacingly orders the eagle on the dome to clutch in its claws what?

3. When can Speer and his associates work on designs?

4. How is Speer when he is called to rebuild the Berlin district headquarters?

5. What does Hitler appreciate about Speer?

(see the answer key)

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