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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. Why was Hitler so affected by his arrival in a particular Austrian city?
(a) He remembered it from his childhood.
(b) He was struck by its beauty.
(c) He was awed by his own accomplishments.
(d) It meant he had conquered Austria.

2. After the occupation of the Sudetenland, tension with which major nation grew?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) The United Kingdom.
(d) The United States.

3. What major life change did Guderian make before WWI?
(a) He enlisted in the army.
(b) He married.
(c) He renounced his faith.
(d) He became a German citizen.

4. Where did Guderian see and drive his first tank?
(a) Sweden.
(b) England.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Austria.

5. Guderian's role in his new position centered around what?
(a) Air defense.
(b) Amphibious assault.
(c) Motorized transport.
(d) Logistics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Guderian became an instructor on what subjects?

2. What major advantage did tanks have over artillery?

3. What happened to the Austrian army after the successful German march on that nation?

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

5. What was unusual about the mobile division organized by Guderian under General Lutz's command?

(see the answer key)

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