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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11- Chief of the General Staff.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Guderian demand that Hitler replace?
(a) Himmler.
(b) Keitel.
(c) Goering.
(d) Von Kluge.

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

3. In Guderian's story about the Court of Honor, what did the soldier do instead of killing himself?
(a) He broke his own leg.
(b) He posed as a civilian.
(c) He deserted to the Americans.
(d) He deserted to the Russians.

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

5. What happened when Guderian was called to meet with Hitler, following the assassination attempt of July 20th?
(a) He was threatened with arrest.
(b) He was promoted.
(c) He was demoted.
(d) He was transfered to a new command.

Short Answer Questions

1. What units was Guderian given command over for the attack on Brest-Litovsk?

2. What prevented Guderian from taking advantage of his right to choose property in Germany?

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

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

5. The German Reichstag was equivalent to which of the following?

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