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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 unit was Guderian given command over for the march on Austria?
(a) The 2nd Panzer Division.
(b) The 1st Fallshirmjager Division.
(c) The 84th Infantry Division.
(d) The 9th Sicherungs Divisions.

2. Hitler's arrival in what Austrian city affected him deeply?
(a) Salzburg.
(b) Linz.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Graz.

3. What was one difficulty that Guderian's forces encountered during the march into Austria?
(a) They encountered resistance from partisans.
(b) They were forced to refuel at Austrian gas stations.
(c) The experimental tanks often broke down.
(d) They had difficulty clearing minefields.

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

5. What did Guderian not like about the post that was offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?
(a) It was a "desk job."
(b) It had insufficient power to improve the panzer armies.
(c) It was a political appointment.
(d) It was militarilly unimportant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the Sudetenland incorporated into Germany?

3. What major advantage did tanks have over artillery?

4. What major life change did Guderian make before WWI?

5. Guderian's role in his new position centered around what?

(see the answer key)

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