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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Speer's Nuremberg building blends _________________________ but on a monumental scale.
(a) Troost's classicism and Tessenow's simplicity.
(b) Troost's modernism and Tessenow's classicism.
(c) Tessenow's classicism and Troost's simplicity.
(d) Tessenow's modernism and Troost's simplicity.

2. When does Troost die?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1924.

3. Why does Hitler surround himself with "flawed" men?
(a) To better understand the common man.
(b) To feel superior.
(c) To feel normal.
(d) To test his knowledge.

4. Does Speer get time to acclimate to the job before a conference with the military and industry convened by Field Marshal Erhard Milch?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, a great deal of time.
(c) Yes, some time.
(d) Yes, but very little time.

5. What does Hitler enjoy?
(a) Nature and winter sports.
(b) Animals.
(c) Tramps through the public forest.
(d) Skiing.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Hitler talks of making __________ a metropolis and retiring there.

3. What takes place in 1927?

4. How does Hitler react to Speer's two-sentence speech?

5. For what does Hitler know he is destined?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Goering have Speer design? Why? Describe this building project.

2. Describe the massive building projects Hitler desires when Germany's prestige rises during the Berlin Olympic Games.

3. What does Hitler do with a model of Berlin? What does Speer later realize about this model?

4. With whom does Hitler surround himself? How does he act around these people?

5. What poor military decisions does Hitler make after the Allied invasion of North Africa?

6. What events take place that show Speer the true side of Hitler and his Nazi Party? How does Speer react to these events?

7. What does Speer learn about Hitler, when he becomes part of Hitler's inner circle?

8. Describe the new facade of Hitler's headquarters.

9. Describe Speer's Nuremberg building. How does this reflect Hitler's belief about the importance of architecture?

10. What does Speer do with 130 searchlights?

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