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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of invasion did Manstein think would work well in Britain?
(a) Air invasion.
(b) Water invasion.
(c) All of these.
(d) Land invasion.

3. How did Manstein think the war could be ended?
(a) Surrendering Paris.
(b) Killing the Jews.
(c) Alligning with America.
(d) Invading Britain.

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

5. What did Manstein have to inspect along the front lines?
(a) The weapons.
(b) The inventory.
(c) The troops.
(d) The training methods.

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

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

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

9. Where could the Polish Army withdraw if given enough time?
(a) The White Cliffs.
(b) The English Channel.
(c) The Vistula Valley.
(d) The Vistula River.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What kind of pact did Germany sign with the Soviet Union?
(a) A need-to-know agreement.
(b) A non-aggression pact.
(c) A peace treaty.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hitler choose to not invade England after October?

2. How did Manstein describe his Commission Orders?

3. Where did Manstein think Germany needed a Central Drive?

4. What did Manstein say turned the Soviet people against Germany?

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

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