1. What happens when Hitler encourages servility among his entourage?
(a) He becomes worried by it.
(b) He becomes corrupted by it.
(c) He becomes annoyed by it.
(d) He becomes unsure about it.

2. Speer is disappointed by the mere ___________ "art tour" of Paris that suffices Hitler for life.
(a) Two-hour.
(b) Three-hour.
(c) Four-hour.
(d) Five-hour.

3. Top figures in industry and government endorse Speer's scheme, and despite Goering's threat to resign as head of the Four-Year Plan and Speer's promise to work within his framework, Hitler gives Speer what?
(a) Some power over the Armaments Ministry.
(b) Dictatorial power over the Armaments Ministry.
(c) Some power over the economy.
(d) Dictatorial power over the economy.

4. Speer grows prosperous but works too much to enjoy what?
(a) His job.
(b) His family.
(c) His life.
(d) His friendship with Hitler.

5. Speer redesigns Zeppelin Field in Nuremberg as ________________ stone structure destined to remain for ages as a witness to the greatness of the builders' epoch.
(a) A Baroque-influenced.
(b) An Ionic-influenced.
(c) A Corinthean-influenced.
(d) A Doric-influenced.

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 do Bormann, Keitel, and Lammers form to insulate Hitler from others?

3. Germany's prestige rises during what?

4. Who becomes too much for Hitler and ends some of his enjoyment?

5. News of the Allied invasion of __________ is taken as a feint for a thrust at undefended Italy or southern France.

(see the answer key)

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