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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Helen Waterford's father from?
(a) Lithuania.
(b) Austria.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

2. Near what river was Alfons Heck raised?
(a) The Danube River.
(b) The Rhine River.
(c) The Thames River.
(d) The Mosel River.

3. Where did Heinz Ermann go to stay with his Uncle Herbert when persecution of Jews began to become more serious?
(a) London.
(b) Cologne.
(c) Paris.
(d) Amsterdam.

4. Over how many books with messages said to be threatening to the Third Reich were burned in May of 1933 at the book-burning in Berlin?
(a) About 20,000.
(b) About 100,000.
(c) About 70,000.
(d) About 40,000.

5. What agreement ended World War I?
(a) The Treaty of Tordesillas.
(b) The Congress of Vienna.
(c) The Treaty of Versailles.
(d) The Peace of Westphalia.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Hitler make the swastika an official part of the German flag?

2. Who did Herschel Grynszpan shoot at the German Embassy in Paris in retaliation for his father being shipped back to Poland?

3. When did Holland surrended to the Nazis?

4. Who did Winston Churchill lreplace as Britain's prime minister in 1940?

5. What did Alfons Heck's grandmother want him to be when he grew up?

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