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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevented Guderian from taking advantage of his right to choose property in Germany?
(a) He was seriously ill.
(b) He was not liked at home.
(c) He had too many political enemies.
(d) He could not get to Berlin.

2. What did General von Kleist order, causing Guderian to threaten to resign?
(a) Guderian must halt his advance.
(b) Guderian must retreat.
(c) Guderian must give up his command.
(d) Guderian must use tanks only in a support role.

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

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

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

6. In the end, what plan did Hitler adopt?
(a) The Schlieffen plan.
(b) The Manstein plan.
(c) The Guderian plan.
(d) His own plan.

7. In 1928, Guderian was assigned to teach what military subject?
(a) Trench warfare.
(b) Combined Arms.
(c) Tank warfare.
(d) Blitzkrieg.

8. What difficulty did Guderian face in attempting to cross the Narev River?
(a) A shortage of bridging equipment.
(b) Intense artillery shelling.
(c) Minefields.
(d) Fierce Polish resistance.

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

10. After World War I, the German army was limited to how many men?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 50,000.

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

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

13. What disadvantage did the Russians face in their defense of the region around Smolensk?
(a) They had lost their chain of command.
(b) Their forces were mostly militia.
(c) They had no air force.
(d) They had no winter clothing.

14. How many children did Guderian have?
(a) A son and a daughter.
(b) Three daughters.
(c) Two sons and a daughter.
(d) Two sons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Germany's next target after Czeckoslovakia?

2. What date was the offensive against Brest-Litovsk initiated?

3. What type of vehicle was the Panther?

4. When planning the crossing of the Dnieper river, what did Guderian believe to be the only way to prevent the Russians from establishing a new defensive line?

5. Guderian suggested a plan for the Western campaign that had what characteristic?

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