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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10- July 20th and Its Sequel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On July 18th, Guderian received a report that von Kluge intended to do what?
(a) Declare an armistice in the West.
(b) Defect to the allies.
(c) Launch a huge offensive.
(d) Surrender his forces.

2. What was Guderian's strategic goal in the invasion of Poland?
(a) To harass the Polish rear area.
(b) To cross the River Brahe.
(c) To surround and capture Warsaw.
(d) To cut the trans-national railway at three points.

3. What disadvantage did the Russians face in their defense of the region around Smolensk?
(a) They had lost their chain of command.
(b) They had no winter clothing.
(c) They had no air force.
(d) Their forces were mostly militia.

4. The Sudetenland was located within what nation?
(a) Czeckoslovakia.
(b) Luxemburg.
(c) Poland.
(d) Austria.

5. What conference led to the incorporation of the Sudetenland into Germany?
(a) The Vienna Accord.
(b) The Berlin Diet.
(c) The Munich Conference.
(d) The Salzburg Conference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Russian city did the German Army General Staff still hope that Guderian could take as late as November of 1941?

2. What was one difficulty that Guderian's forces encountered during the march into Austria?

3. Why did Hitler feel it was reasonable to occupy the Sudetenland?

4. By December of 1941, what hazard killed more German soldiers than enemy action?

5. When planning the crossing of the Dnieper river, what did Guderian believe to be the only way to prevent the Russians from establishing a new defensive line?

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