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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13- Leading Personalities of the Third Reich.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were the Germans met in the Sudetenland?
(a) With flowers.
(b) As occupying foreigners.
(c) With token hostile resistance.
(d) With suspicion.

2. In what branch was Guderian called to serve in 1921?
(a) The Home Front.
(b) The General Staff.
(c) The Mechanized Army.
(d) The Air Ministry.

3. What happened to the Austrian army after the successful German march on that nation?
(a) It was disbanded.
(b) It was incorporated into the German army.
(c) It was turned into a police force.
(d) It was reduced to a small fraction of its original size.

4. 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?
(a) Fast advances.
(b) Bombardment.
(c) Air superiority.
(d) Direct tank assaults.

5. What was the model number of the new tank, believed to be superior to German tanks, that Russia put into combat for the first time during the fighting around Smolensk?
(a) T34.
(b) T2.
(c) B14.
(d) B60.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tank production in 1943 was limited due to Hitler's order to produce more of vehicles of what type?

2. Why did Guderian believe the French wanted to avoid real fighting?

3. What did Hitler demand to punish the SS division that failed in its attack on Hungary?

4. Guderian described Hitler as being prone to panic in what situations?

5. In 1928, Guderian was assigned to teach what military subject?

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