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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Guderian's concept of the "panzer division" had what distinction?
(a) It included only tanks.
(b) It was centered around tanks.
(c) It was an outdated concept.
(d) It was impossible to actually put into practice.

2. Panzer divisions did NOT include which of the following?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Motorized infantry.
(c) Anti-tank weapons.
(d) Mobile anti-air vehicles.

3. Germany's first experimental medium tanks had guns with what diameter of bore?
(a) 200mm
(b) 75mm.
(c) 150mm
(d) 25mm.

4. According to Guderian, what was one of the problems the Tiger faced in its early introduction into the war?
(a) It lacked sufficiently large fuel tanks.
(b) It was not given appropriate ammunition.
(c) Its crews were poorly trained.
(d) It was introduced too early.

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

6. What resource in Czechoslovakia proved to be somewhat useful for Germany?
(a) Oil.
(b) Tank production.
(c) Iron deposits.
(d) Manpower.

7. 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.

8. At what Russian city did Germany suffer a serious setback in 1943?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Leningrad.
(d) Stalingrad.

9. What did Guderian do when he reached Brest-Litovsk?
(a) He began an artillery bobmardment.
(b) He demanded Polish forces surrender.
(c) He sent scouts into the city.
(d) He surrounded the city.

10. Late in the first Winter of the campaign against Russia, trucks, and railroads were mostly replaced by what other mode of transportation for supplies?
(a) Horses.
(b) Carts.
(c) Mules.
(d) Sleds.

11. What type of vehicle was the Tiger?
(a) A light tank.
(b) An armored personnel carrier.
(c) A tank-destroyer.
(d) A heavy tank.

12. What did Guderian seek while on inactive service?
(a) An apology.
(b) A courtmartial of von Kluge.
(c) A review.
(d) An honorable discharge.

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

14. After the occupation of the Sudetenland, tension with which major nation grew?
(a) The United Kingdom.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) Russia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unusual about the mobile division organized by Guderian under General Lutz's command?

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

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

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

5. What military units were crucial in breaking through the northern part of the Maginot Line?

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