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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Guderian thank Hitler for after the incorporation of the Sudetenmand into Germany?
(a) For restoring German pride.
(b) For expanding German territory.
(c) For giving him a promotion.
(d) For avoiding war.

2. The Sudetenland was located within what nation?
(a) Austria.
(b) Luxemburg.
(c) Poland.
(d) Czeckoslovakia.

3. What major advantage did tanks have over artillery?
(a) They had more firepower.
(b) They could deliver firepower to specific targets.
(c) They required less support.
(d) They were easier to hide.

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

5. By December of 1941, what hazard killed more German soldiers than enemy action?
(a) Trench-foot.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Frostbite.

6. What company worked hard to produce huge and unusual tank designs?
(a) Krupp.
(b) I.G. Farben.
(c) Mercedes-Benz.
(d) Porsche.

7. Why did Guderian believe the French wanted to avoid real fighting?
(a) They did not attack while Germany invaded Poland.
(b) They were dug in and defending.
(c) They were traditionally averse to conflict.
(d) They lacked of offensive weapons.

8. What was unusual about the mobile division organized by Guderian under General Lutz's command?
(a) It only existed on paper.
(b) It was labelled as a hospital battalion.
(c) It was armed with dummy weapons.
(d) It included no small arms.

9. What post was Guderian offered after the occupation of the Sudetenland?
(a) General of the Mobile Command.
(b) Mobile Operations Commisar.
(c) General of the Panzer Armies.
(d) East Army Commandant.

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

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

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

13. How are the fortresses at Belfort reduced and captured?
(a) By sending in infantry covered by an artillery bombardment.
(b) By direct assault by tanks.
(c) By using nerve gas.
(d) By siege.

14. How did the first waves of the 10th Panzer Division cross the Meuse River?
(a) By using an improvised bridge.
(b) By using captured barges.
(c) By assault boat.
(d) By floating tanks on pontoons.

15. Guderian became an instructor on what subjects?
(a) Command, intelligence, and control.
(b) Supply and logistics.
(c) Military history and mobile warfare.
(d) Land doctrine and air support.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused problems in the repair and maintenance of tanks in 1943?

2. What agreement did Germany reach with Russia shortly before the invasion of Poland?

3. When did the "Breakthrough to the Channel" begin?

4. When was the Sudetenland incorporated into Germany?

5. What rank did Guderian achieve in 1938?

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