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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Herschel Grynszpan shoot at the German Embassy in Paris in retaliation for his father being shipped back to Poland?
(a) Reinhard Heydrich.
(b) Anton Blum.
(c) Ernst von Rath.
(d) Heinrich Himmler.

2. When did the Nazis pass a law requiring all Aryan children to join the Hitler Youth?
(a) September, 1940.
(b) June, 1938.
(c) March, 1939.
(d) March, 1937.

3. Who was the local carpenter and SS member that led the biggest troop of military in the night of broken glass in Wittlich?
(a) Paul Wolff.
(b) Reinhard Heydrich.
(c) Ernst von Rath.
(d) Anton Blum.

4. What was the name of the Nazi German air force?
(a) Armee de lAir.
(b) Jungvolk.
(c) Royal Air Force.
(d) Luftwaffe.

5. What does the word "blitzkrieg" translate to in English?
(a) Violent war.
(b) Hidden war.
(c) Underground war.
(d) Lightning war.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Wittlich from the French border?

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

3. How many years before Hitler came to power did the Heck family move to Germany?

4. How old did one have to be in order to join the Hitler Youth?

5. What SS official planned and staged the attack on Poland?

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