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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. How did Pepo die?

2. Where was Manstein supposed to march after getting to the Crimean region?

3. What direction was Manstein supposed to march after getting to the Crimean region?

4. What at Sevastapol could not be captured by Manstein?

5. Who gave the order for Manstein to focus on fighting the Crimean region only?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Manstein not join the conspirators against Hitler?

2. What happened to make Manstein call Operation Bustard successful?

3. What strange situation did Hitler cause by not trusting his Chiefs of Staff?

4. What dictum did Hitler violate when with the Group Don, and how?

5. What lie did Goring tell Hitler about the Stalingrad troops?

6. Who was Antonescu mad at, and why?

7. What were Western forces poised to do in the summer of 1943?

8. What did Paulus refuse to do at the behest of others?

9. Why did Manstein say the army at Stalingrad got surrounded?

10. How did Manstein get Hitler to stop interfering with his plans for success in the Rostov Region?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where did the theme of technology appear in this book, and how did it change the course of the war the Germans tried to start?

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy was a pretty strong theme throughout the book. Where were some places that this theme appeared, and how did the people touched by it react?

Essay Topic 3

What were the motivations behind the war, and how did these motivations affect Manstein's actions?

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