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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 is ready to give in to the Gauleiters' pressure to control armaments production and ready to give in for lack of support unless Hitler does what?
(a) Steps down.
(b) Clarifies the chain of command.
(c) Helps him.
(d) Puts him in charge.

2. Hitler rejects Jodl's and Speer's attempts at what?
(a) Designing new weaponry.
(b) Building more factories.
(c) Analyzing the enemies' capabilities.
(d) Surrendering.

3. What does this bombing do?
(a) It gives the Americans time to free those in concentration camps.
(b) It destroys Berlin.
(c) It destroys all German armaments factories.
(d) It wipes out Germany's ability to replace lost arms and produce fuel.

4. What city surrenders peacefully?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Frankfort.
(d) Berlin.

5. Speer breaks taboo by doing what?
(a) Leaving the country.
(b) Being honest with Hitler regarding his beliefs.
(c) Sending out a circular letter about avoiding destruction on principle.
(d) Yelling at Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are Speer's efforts to improve living conditions successful?

2. Ley and Himmler both challenge Speer's authority at Peenemünde during what?

3. Seeing the futility of the war, Speer is tempted simply to do what?

4. Why does Speer's exuberance at German successes cool?

5. Speer is allowed to state his views but forbidden to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place while Speers is in the hospital for two months?

2. What is Himmler's reaction at the end of the war?

3. What takes place while Speer recovers for six weeks?

4. How does Speer help evacuees during Hitler's "scorched earth" plan?

5. How does Speer quickly save his ability to influence Hitler?

6. What are Hitler's worst decisions?

7. What does Hitler do when he ignores Speer's calls to cripple key Allied resources? How does he then calm Speer's fears of an armaments collapse?

8. What does Hitler do regarding the Todt Organization's building of defensive positions on the Dnieper? Why does he do this? How does this affect Germany?

9. How does Chapter 28 open?

10. What happens when Speers warns Hitler that the end is near?

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