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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, who remained with Hitler?

2. In Chapter 13, when did the practice of a presidential invocation begin at inaugurations?

3. In Chapter 18, when Patton, Bradley, and Eisenhower toured the concentration camp Ohrdruf, how many bodies had been thrown into shallow graves?

4. In Chapter 18, how much was found in gold bars, currency, and priceless works of art in the Merkers mine?

5. In Chapter 22, where was Patton stationed?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what did Patton's army find and what was done with the things that they found?

2. How did Hitler pass his time in the bunker at the end of Chapter 17?

3. How did Helena Citronova survive Auschwitz?

4. What speech of Churchill's was given after the crossing of the Rhine?

5. How were Patton and Truman opposites?

6. Why were Patton and American soldiers frustrated when Montgomery took credit for the Allied victory at the Battle of the Bulge?

7. At the end of Chapter 20, what happened when Patton's single-engine L-5 Sentinel was flying to Patton's headquarters?

8. At the end of Chapter 23, what did Patton know about a top-secret policy instituted by General George Marshall?

9. How did Donovan take the news that Roosevelt died?

10. In Chapter 13, in Roosevelt's inaugural speech, what lesson did he say had been learned and at what cost?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eisenhower was often more concerned about making the popular, rather than the right decision. What were some times when Eisenhower made a popular decision, rather than the right decision? Why did Eisenhower tend to do what was popular rather than what was right?

Essay Topic 2

The Russians destroyed Berlin and raped, murdered, and plundered the city all in the name of revenge for the Battle of Stalingrad. What orders did Stalin give soldiers when he sent them to take Berlin? How were his orders based upon a desire to get revenge? What was revealed about revenge and its consequences during the battle for Berlin?

Essay Topic 3

Roosevelt was a very different man in public than he was in private. In what ways were Roosevelt’s private and public personas very different? Why did he so clearly separate his public and private life? Why could he not reveal his handicap and his affair?

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