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

2. As Dr. Fritz Todt's Ministry of Armaments faces overwhelming tasks, Speer volunteers to do what?
(a) Assist him.
(b) Tell Hitler he needs more help.
(c) Find him an assistant.
(d) Take over his job.

3. Speer's plan of __________________ uses committees to allocate supplies and oversee weapons design.
(a) "Industrial self-responsibility."
(b) "Industrial clarity."
(c) "Industrial strength."
(d) "Industrial self-respect."

4. Hitler calls for making Berlin so beautiful that no one will care if what happens?
(a) Paris is destroyed.
(b) Frankfort is destroyed.
(c) Munich is destroyed.
(d) London is destroyed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hitler approves Speer's _______________ for future building.

2. When winter closes in on the Russian front, the Soviets destroy what, leaving the Germans unable to resupply themselves?

3. Hitler hints at aims for a great Germanic Reich stretching from ______________.

4. Why does Hitler surround himself with "flawed" men?

5. Ruthless Martin Bormann is master of the mountain. Does anyone sense his threat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the beginning of Speer's time as head of the Armaments Ministry.

2. What comment does Hitler make about Berlin, compared to Paris?

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

4. Describe Adolf Hitler Platz.

5. How does Speer support and even surpass Hitler's desires?

6. What is the "Committee of Three?"

7. Who does Speer take with him to "Fuehrer conferences?" Why?

8. What happens in June of 1942?

9. What are Speer's plans for the Armaments Ministry? What do others think of his plans?

10. What does Speer do with 130 searchlights?

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