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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. What was the first major action taken by Guderian against Brest-Litovosk?
(a) A motorized division stormed the city, but was repulsed.
(b) An armored column penetrated the outer defenses of the city.
(c) A force of armored vehicles scouted its defenses.
(d) SS infantry infiltrated the city at night.

2. What did von Kluge do after he was replaced by Model?
(a) He requested a reassingment.
(b) He tried to take Guderian down with him.
(c) He killed himself.
(d) He formally protested.

3. What agreement did Germany reach with Russia shortly before the invasion of Poland?
(a) A non-aggression pact.
(b) A trade agreement of coal for oil.
(c) A mutual defense pact.
(d) A secret alliance.

4. What recommendation did Hitler make to Guderian, during their discussions, during the events of Chapter 12?
(a) He should take over the armed forces.
(b) He should go on sick leave.
(c) He should make his own decisions.
(d) He should kill himself.

5. Why did Guderian have difficulty in gaining what he sought while on inactive service?
(a) His lack of political connections.
(b) His lack of noble breeding.
(c) Von Kluge's influence in the General Staff.
(d) Hitler's totalitarian dictatorship.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the state of strategic thinking about the use of tanks in the German high command as of 1938?

3. What did Guderian want to send to Africa to help stabilize the collapsing front there?

4. What major life change did Guderian make before WWI?

5. What was the code name for the German invasion of Russia?

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