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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Hitler at His Peak.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Guderian's concept of the "panzer division" had what distinction?
(a) It was centered around tanks.
(b) It was impossible to actually put into practice.
(c) It was an outdated concept.
(d) It included only tanks.

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

3. How many children did Guderian have?
(a) Two sons.
(b) A son and a daughter.
(c) Two sons and a daughter.
(d) Three daughters.

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

5. What nation used tanks in WWI?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Austria.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Guderian accept the new post offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?

3. What year did Hitler come into power in Germany?

4. After the occupation of the Sudetenland, tension with which major nation grew?

5. What was the state of strategic thinking about the use of tanks in the German high command as of 1938?

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