This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chap. 7- On Inactive Service; Chap. 8- The Development of the Armed Forces.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Guderian believe the French wanted to avoid real fighting?
(a) They lacked of offensive weapons.
(b) They did not attack while Germany invaded Poland.
(c) They were traditionally averse to conflict.
(d) They were dug in and defending.

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

4. When planning the crossing of the Dnieper river, what did Guderian believe to be the only way to prevent the Russians from establishing a new defensive line?
(a) Fast advances.
(b) Direct tank assaults.
(c) Air superiority.
(d) Bombardment.

5. According to Guderian, what was one of the problems the Tiger faced in its early introduction into the war?
(a) Its crews were poorly trained.
(b) It lacked sufficiently large fuel tanks.
(c) It was not given appropriate ammunition.
(d) It was introduced too early.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the model number of the new tank, believed to be superior to German tanks, that Russia put into combat for the first time during the fighting around Smolensk?

2. What did General von Kleist order, causing Guderian to threaten to resign?

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

4. Guderian became an instructor on what subjects?

5. What was the first nation that Guderian's forces invaded in the "Breakthrough to the Channel"?

(see the answer key)

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