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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Manstein supposed to do with all prisoners he captured?
(a) Shoot them.
(b) Drown them.
(c) Imprison them.
(d) Torture them for information.

2. What was Paulus' title?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Pilot.
(c) General.
(d) Inspector.

3. What backed up the German tanks?
(a) The Luftwaffe.
(b) The 10th division.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) The militia.

4. What was the one drawback to the success of the attack on the West?
(a) Hitler was denounced as the true leader.
(b) A stronghold in Austria was lost.
(c) Many Panzers were broken beyond repair.
(d) Some Brittish troops were evacuated.

5. What was the occupation in Austria called?
(a) The war of the roses.
(b) The battle of the bulge.
(c) The floral war.
(d) The visitation.

6. What was strange to Manstein when he and his headquarters were transferred?
(a) He was leaving heavy fire.
(b) There was no fighting in the West.
(c) He was not given many men.
(d) There was another base close by him.

7. Where did Manstein go to bathe?
(a) Bath.
(b) The English Channel.
(c) Long beach.
(d) Paris.

8. Where was the main push of the German Army during the push on Poland?
(a) The Central Front.
(b) The Northern Front.
(c) The Eastern Front.
(d) The Western Front.

9. Who did Manstein fault for the lack of a Central Drive?
(a) Goring.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Himself.
(d) Stallin.

10. What advantage did Germany have over Poland?
(a) Escape tactics.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Good leadership.

11. What group did Hitler's advisers work for?
(a) The G.B.G.
(b) The O.K.W.
(c) The Luftwaffe.
(d) The O.K.H.

12. What did the French Army refuse to do in the war against Germany?
(a) Leave their borders.
(b) Deploy troops.
(c) Defend themselves.
(d) Attack them.

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

14. What was Manstein's main purpose in bathing?
(a) Getting rest.
(b) Looking native.
(c) Hiding out.
(d) Contemplation.

15. What battle did Reichenau lead?
(a) The battle of Bindlinton.
(b) The battle of Bentley.
(c) The battle of Botria.
(d) The battle of Bzura.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Manstein call the debate in Poland before it was occupied?

2. What did the O.K.H. want the main western attack to go through?

3. What was the Oise?

4. What kind of corps was Manstein given control of after his defeat of France?

5. What kind of pact did Germany sign with the Soviet Union?

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