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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4- The Beginnning of the Disaster.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Guderian's father's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Politician.
(d) Military officer.

3. When was the Sudetenland incorporated into Germany?
(a) September 1939.
(b) June 1938.
(c) March 1939.
(d) October 1938.

4. What achievement was Hitler astonished to discover when he visited the troops in Poland?
(a) The Polish soldiers wanted to join the German army.
(b) Tanks had destroyed whole Polish artillery positions.
(c) The mobile infantry had suffered almost no losses.
(d) The tanks were effective against enemy infantry.

5. How long did it take Guderian to reach the major strategic point of the Vistula River?
(a) One month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What major advantage did tanks have over artillery?

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

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

5. What was Guderian's strategic goal in the invasion of Poland?

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