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

2. Guderian suggested a plan for the Western campaign that had what characteristic?
(a) Penetration without regard to flanks.
(b) Attacks from multiple fronts.
(c) Close air and ground support.
(d) Mobile fronts and supply lines.

3. What year did Hitler come into power in Germany?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1939.

4. What French Channel port was attacked by Guderian first?
(a) Boulogne.
(b) Brest.
(c) Dunkirk.
(d) Calais.

5. What units was Guderian given command over for the attack on Brest-Litovsk?
(a) The 7th, 8th, and 9th Motorized Divisions.
(b) The XX Army Corps.
(c) The 3rd and 10th Panzer Divisions.
(d) The 2nd Mobile Corps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What post was Guderian offered after the occupation of the Sudetenland?

2. Why was Guderian gratified to reach Kulm?

3. What resource in Czechoslovakia proved to be somewhat useful for Germany?

4. 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?

5. What did Guderian do when he reached Brest-Litovsk?

(see the answer key)

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