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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the fighting around Smolensk, Von Kluge threatened to court-martial Guderian and what other German leader?
(a) Kleist.
(b) Hoth.
(c) Rommel.
(d) Keigel.

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

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

4. What major life change did Guderian make before WWI?
(a) He became a German citizen.
(b) He enlisted in the army.
(c) He renounced his faith.
(d) He married.

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

6. What unit was Guderian given command over for the march on Austria?
(a) The 2nd Panzer Division.
(b) The 1st Fallshirmjager Division.
(c) The 9th Sicherungs Divisions.
(d) The 84th Infantry Division.

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

8. What was Guderian's strategic goal in the invasion of Poland?
(a) To surround and capture Warsaw.
(b) To cross the River Brahe.
(c) To cut the trans-national railway at three points.
(d) To harass the Polish rear area.

9. What did Guderian not like about the post that was offered to him after the occupation of the Sudetenland?
(a) It was a political appointment.
(b) It was a "desk job."
(c) It had insufficient power to improve the panzer armies.
(d) It was militarilly unimportant.

10. What date was the offensive against Brest-Litovsk initiated?
(a) December 1st.
(b) September 8th.
(c) November 5th.
(d) September 1st.

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

12. Why was Hitler so affected by his arrival in a particular Austrian city?
(a) He was awed by his own accomplishments.
(b) He was struck by its beauty.
(c) It meant he had conquered Austria.
(d) He remembered it from his childhood.

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

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

15. What French Channel port was attacked by Guderian first?
(a) Calais.
(b) Boulogne.
(c) Brest.
(d) Dunkirk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the end, what plan did Hitler adopt?

3. At what Russian city did Germany suffer a serious setback in 1943?

4. What type of vehicle was the Tiger?

5. How many children did Guderian have?

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