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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1920s, how many German marks equalled one American dollar?
(a) 1.4 billion.
(b) 2.4 million.
(c) 6.8 million.
(d) 4.2 billion.

2. What were Nazi Storm Troopers called?
(a) Redshirts.
(b) Blueshirts.
(c) Brownshirts.
(d) Blackshirts.

3. What crop did Alfons Heck's family produce in the farm near Wittlich?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Barley.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Potatoes.

4. When did Hitler order the West Wall to be built?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1930.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Nazi Minister of Propaganda?

2. When did Germany announce an end to fighting in Russia?

3. Where did Helen Waterford's parents travel to marry?

4. What book did Kurt Vonnegut write about his experiences as a prisoner of war and the American air raids?

5. Who was Alfons's aunt that burned his Hitler Youth uniform as the Americans pressed into Wittlich?

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