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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Guderian believe the French wanted to avoid real fighting?

2. Where did Guderian see and drive his first tank?

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

4. How many Panzer divisions were formed by 1935?

5. What difficulty did Guderian face in attempting to cross the Narev River?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the rest of Czechoslovakia after Germany occupied the Sudetenland?

2. What was Guderian's mission in the invasion of Poland.

3. What factors made tank production and maintenance more difficult in 1942?

4. What argument did Guderian have with the German high command about how to prevent the Russians from forming a defensive line?

5. Why was Guderian not satisfied after the armistice with France?

6. Describe the basic components of a Panzer division.

7. Why did Guderian believe France wanted to avoid real fighting?

8. Why did von Kluge threaten to court-martial Guderian and Hoth?

9. Describe the Schlieffen Plan for the invasion of France.

10. How did Germany prepare to counter the T34 tank?

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