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

2. 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 was militarilly unimportant.
(c) It was a political appointment.
(d) It had insufficient power to improve the panzer armies.

3. Why was Guderian unable to press his attack into Dunkirk?
(a) The English had landed.
(b) Hitler ordered a halt of ground advances in this area.
(c) The French were well fortified in this area.
(d) There was a lack of fuel and supplies.

4. Why was Guderian gratified to reach Kulm?
(a) It meant the war with Poland was won.
(b) It held the supplies he needed to advance further.
(c) It was his final strategic goal in the war.
(d) It was his birthplace.

5. What was the first nation that Guderian's forces invaded in the "Breakthrough to the Channel"?
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Luxemburg.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What command was Guderian given in the preparation for the invasion of Poland?

3. Why was Guderian entitled to choose a property in Germany?

4. What nation used tanks in WWI?

5. By December of 1941, what hazard killed more German soldiers than enemy action?

(see the answer key)

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