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

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

3. 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 reduced to a small fraction of its original size.
(d) It was disbanded.

4. In 1928, Guderian was assigned to teach what military subject?
(a) Trench warfare.
(b) Combined Arms.
(c) Blitzkrieg.
(d) Tank warfare.

5. Why did Hitler feel it was reasonable to occupy the Sudetenland?
(a) The occupation would require little violence.
(b) There was a large German population there.
(c) The current ruler was an internationally unloved dictator.
(d) The region was home to failed states.

Short Answer Questions

1. Germany's first experimental medium tanks had guns with what diameter of bore?

2. How many children did Guderian have?

3. When was Heinz Guderian born?

4. In what branch was Guderian called to serve in 1921?

5. What did Guderian not like about the post that was offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?

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