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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 22, who commanded the Pacific Theater?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Eisenhower,
(c) MacArthur.
(d) Clark.

2. At the end of Chapter 16, when did Patton's Third Army cross the Rhine River?
(a) March 22.
(b) March 11.
(c) March 26.
(d) March 24.

3. By how many hours did Patton's Third Army beat Montgomery's crossing of the Rhine?
(a) About 29 hours.
(b) Some 36 hours.
(c) 41 hours.
(d) 34 hours.

4. In Chapter 21, how many soldiers and civillians did General Wenck lead across the Elbe where he surrendered to the Americans?
(a) Half a million.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) 350,000.
(d) 250,000.

5. Beginning with Eisenhower, for how long had every successive president served in World War II?
(a) 42 years.
(b) 51 years.
(c) 39 years.
(d) 38 years.

6. In Chapter 22, what did Russians want Patton to return to them?
(a) Boats.
(b) Bombs.
(c) Machine guns.
(d) Tanks.

7. At the end of Chapter 13, how many words was Roosevelt's fourth inaugural address?
(a) 893.
(b) 558.
(c) 629.
(d) 745.

8. In Chapter 21, on what day was Hitler marking his 56th birthday?
(a) April 19.
(b) April 21.
(c) April 20.
(d) April 22.

9. In Chapter 23, when did Patton and Truman fight in the same battle?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1917.

10. In Chapter 14, how many successful escapes were there from Auschwitz?
(a) 144.
(b) 83.
(c) 11.
(d) 54.

11. Who was present in Berlin in Chapter 23 when the American flag was raised over the city for the first time?
(a) Eisenhower, Montgomery, and Truman.
(b) Eisenhower, Patton, Truman, and Montgomery.
(c) Eisenhower and Truman.
(d) Eisenhower, Patton, and Truman.

12. In Chapter 21, how far was General Walther Wenck from Berlin?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 30 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 35 miles.

13. In Chapter 18, where was the little White House located?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Virginia.

14. In Chapter 14, how old were Eva and Miriam Moses?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

15. In Chapter 19, when would Churchill be voted out of office?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wunsch give Helena and Rozinka before he left for the Russian Front in Chapter 15?

2. In Chapter 14, when were prisoners marched away from Birkenau?

3. How old was Churchill in 1945?

4. How old was Truman when he married his wife, Bess?

5. How many Spirtfires did Churchill give Stalin's air force?

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