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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. The blossoming of Speer's career follows ___________ of Ernst Roehm.
(a) The leadership.
(b) The promotion.
(c) The death.
(d) The "blood purge."

2. Hitler views grand buildings as what?
(a) A way to bring attention to Germany.
(b) A way to restore German self-respect.
(c) A way to show off German skills.
(d) A way to cheer up the people.

3. In the summer of 1939, Hitler menacingly orders the eagle on the dome to clutch in its claws what?
(a) Not a globe but a swastika.
(b) Not a swastika but a snake.
(c) Not a swastika but a globe.
(d) Not a globe but an olive leaf.

4. What develops Speer's self-discipline and joy in taking common action?
(a) Joining a rowing association.
(b) Joining the military.
(c) Joining the choir.
(d) Joining the football team.

5. For what does Hitler know he is destined?
(a) Death.
(b) Condemnation.
(c) Greatness.
(d) Either for greatness or condemnation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Speer at this point?

2. Speer enters Hitler's inner circle in Berlin and at his mountain retreat at Obersalzberg and meets _____________.

3. Had Speer known about Hitler's intentions, what would he have done?

4. The Chancellery envisaged to replace the one just built is a palace contrasting with what?

5. Chapter 6, "The Greatest Assignment," opens with Hitler choosing to ally with Italy over ____________ and seizing the Rhineland while still lacking an army or air force.

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