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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The 1942-3 Winter Campaign in South Russia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused a moment of indecision for Manstein?
(a) Choosing between offense and defense.
(b) Choosing whether or not to follow orders.
(c) Choosing how to describe Hitler to allies.
(d) Choosing which officers to leave behind.

2. What region did Hitler want to drive the British out of before invading England?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Rome.
(c) The West Indies.
(d) The Mediterranean.

3. Why did Hitler choose to not invade England after October?
(a) Things in France got hard to handle.
(b) He hoped to get a peace arrangement.
(c) The weather was too harsh.
(d) He lost interest.

4. What kind of exercise backed up Manstein's idea about the attack on the West?
(a) A training exercise.
(b) A computer generated exercise.
(c) A weather enhance experiment.
(d) A sandbox exercise.

5. Who took power away from the O.K.H.?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Reichenau.
(c) Manstein.
(d) Stallin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of targets did Hitler focus on with the Don Group?

2. What flank needed to move to make the surprise attack in the West?

3. What advantage did Germany have over Poland?

4. What did Hitler do after speaking with Manstein about the attack in the West?

5. Who was called on to deal with the British?

(see the answer key)

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