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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 13, how many guests were invited to Roosevelt's swearing-in a president?

2. How old was Anne Frank when she died?

3. In Chapter 15, how many women did Russian soldiers rape during the war?

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

5. In Chapter 13, when was the last inaugural address during war time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Helena Citronova survive Auschwitz?

2. How did Braun and Hitler die?

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

4. How did Patton manage to cross the Rhine, and by how much time did he beat Montgomery?

5. In Chapter 23, what trait did Truman have that Roosevelt lacked?

6. How were Patton and Truman opposites?

7. Where was Patton stationed in Chapter 22, and what was the place like?

8. What experiments were performed by Dr. Josef Mengele?

9. What did Patton do when a Russian officer demanded in Chapter 22 that boats be returned to the Russians?

10. In Chapter 17, what was Hitler's bunker like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patton was not given the resources he needed to fight the battle at Fort Driant. What did the battle reveal about politics and war? How did politics affect the outcome in the first battle?

Essay Topic 2

Truman and Patton were complete opposites. Why did Truman dislike Patton? How did the differences between the men foster the dislike that Truman felt for Patton? Were Truman’s feelings based upon a relationship with Patton or bias? How did the differences between the two men influence that way that Truman felt about Patton?

Essay Topic 3

Patton believed that a hero was a man who fought even if he was scared. How did Patton define a coward? What did Patton think of men who could not go back to the front lines because of fear? Why did he think they were cowards? What did Patton think should be done to cowards and why?

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