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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. In 1916, where is Hitler's division?

2. What is Hitler's father's career?

3. The basis for nationality and race is what?

4. The only way to carry out the nationalization of the masses is to avoid ________________.

5. If the goal of the people is nationalism and Germanization, the term does not apply to people but to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hitler believe must happen for a change to take place for the Germans?

2. In what does Hitler become interested during this period of his life?

3. How do the Americans and English use propaganda effectively?

4. What wars does Hitler follow with interest?

5. Why is Hitler sent to the lecture by Feder?

6. What does Hitler say about the term religious?

7. On what does this chapter concentrate? What are Hitler's thoughts about taking part in politics publicly? Why?

8. What is Hitler's impression of the lecture? What does Hitler do at this lecture?

9. Why does Hitler travel to Vienna? What happens when he arrives here?

10. By what is Hitler sickened, regarding the German people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hitler's memories of Vienna are of hard work and misery.

Part 1) Describe his time in Vienna. How do his experiences in this city strengthen his beliefs from childhood?

Part 2) What leads Hitler down a political path while in Vienna?

Part 3) How different might Hitler have been if his experiences in Vienna had been pleasant?

Essay Topic 2

Hitler believes Austria should return to Germany.

Part 1) How does he come to this belief?

Part 2) How does this early belief foreshadow his views and actions later in life?

Part 3) What might cause such a strong feeling of nationalism? Does that type of strong belief exist in our country today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Hitler's distaste for Jews begins when he is fifteen.

Part 1) Why does he have a distaste the Jews?

Part 2) What is the connection between his distaste and the misery he experiences in Vienna?

Part 3) How does this distaste become hatred? How does this hatred affect his views and beliefs throughout the rest of this book?

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