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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13- Leading Personalities of the Third Reich.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hitler's arrival in what Austrian city affected him deeply?
(a) Graz.
(b) Linz.
(c) Salzburg.
(d) Vienna.

2. How many Panzer divisions were formed by 1935?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

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

4. What was the state of strategic thinking about the use of tanks in the German high command as of 1938?
(a) They were not accepted as effective weapons.
(b) There was complete agreement about their use.
(c) There was still disagreement about their use.
(d) They had become the center of the German military.

5. The Shlieffen Plan proposed an advance that was strongest where?
(a) The left flank.
(b) The defended rivers.
(c) The center.
(d) The right flank.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Germany expect the invasion of Russia to take?

2. What disadvantage did the Russians face in their defense of the region around Smolensk?

3. During the planning of the Kursk offensive, Guderian had what major objection?

4. Why did Guderian have difficulty in gaining what he sought while on inactive service?

5. Why did Guderian believe the French wanted to avoid real fighting?

(see the answer key)

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