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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Manstein say Poland was very vulnerable to?
(a) Evacuation.
(b) Encirclement.
(c) Flanking.
(d) Entrapment.

2. What did the O.K.H. want the main western attack to go through?
(a) The English Channel.
(b) Luxemborg.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) France.

3. How did Manstein describe Hitler?
(a) Sinful.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Wistful.
(d) Wilfull.

4. What did Manstein fear most about the surprise attack on the West?
(a) That a hole in the defenses would occur.
(b) That Hitler would take full command.
(c) That the Allies would only be pushed back.
(d) That the numbers of the armies would not be enough.

5. What kind of corps was Manstein given control of after his defeat of France?
(a) Panzer corps.
(b) Gun corps.
(c) Luftwaffe training corps.
(d) Infantry corps.

6. What region was the surprise attack on the West made through?
(a) The Appalachians.
(b) The Alps.
(c) The Ardennes.
(d) The Amalgamites.

7. What power was taken away from the O.K.H.?
(a) The power of marching.
(b) The power of recruiting.
(c) The power of decision.
(d) The power of training.

8. Who did Manstein go bathing with?
(a) Hitler.
(b) His company.
(c) A lover.
(d) His family.

9. Why was Hitler angry with General Beck?
(a) He was caught speaking ill of the Army.
(b) He opposed the plan to overtake Austria.
(c) He was weak in his training maneuvers.
(d) He was late in reporting figures.

10. Who was the prime mover for the surprise attack in the West?
(a) Bridges.
(b) Manstein.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Reichenau.

11. What Army division attacked Cracow?
(a) 8th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 14th.
(d) 5th.

12. What caused a huge delay in the German attack on the West?
(a) Demands were not followed directly.
(b) Supplies were slow in arriving.
(c) Panzers were injured beyond repair.
(d) The Army was ordered to rest up.

13. To what front were Manstein and his Headquarters transferred?
(a) The Southern Front.
(b) The Pivotol Front.
(c) The Western Front.
(d) The Central Front.

14. What did Manstein say turned the Soviet people against Germany?
(a) The lack of food and support.
(b) The cruelty to Jews.
(c) The bad talk about Hitler.
(d) The oppressive rule.

15. How did Manstein describe his Commission Orders?
(a) Ambitious.
(b) Inhuman.
(c) Insane.
(d) Cruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Manstein supposed to do with all prisoners he captured?

2. What did Manstein say was the only option of Poland when the occupation began?

3. Who gave Poland German properties?

4. What was Manstein's main purpose in bathing?

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

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