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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Helen Waterford's parents travel to marry?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) Amsterdam.

2. How many synagogues were there in Frankfurt that were destoryed during Kristallnacht?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

3. How large was the force of Nazi soldiers that Hitler sent to invade Poland?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 1.5 million.
(c) 0.5 million.
(d) 2 million.

4. By the end of 1938, what was the approximate membership of the Hitler Youth?
(a) 7 million.
(b) 12 million.
(c) 4 million.
(d) 500,000.

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

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

7. Who did Winston Churchill lreplace as Britain's prime minister in 1940?
(a) Ernst von Rath.
(b) Neville Chamberlain.
(c) Anton Blum.
(d) Paul Wolff.

8. What was Erwin Rommel popularly known as?
(a) The Wild Tiger.
(b) The Desert Fox.
(c) The Red Baron.
(d) The Red Wolf.

9. What was the name of the man that came and took over Siegfried's business?
(a) Andre.
(b) Max.
(c) Jakob.
(d) Hans.

10. What was Jo Vis's profession?
(a) He was a painter.
(b) He was a musician.
(c) He was a carpenter.
(d) He was a banker.

11. When was the night of broken glass (Kristallnacht)?
(a) October 1, 1938.
(b) September 3, 1939.
(c) November 9, 1938.
(d) September 1, 1939.

12. About how many miles apart are Frankfurt and Wittlich?
(a) 60 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 40 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

13. Where was Adolf Eichmann discovered in hiding after the end of World War II?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Argentina.
(c) France.
(d) Holland.

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

15. What did Alfons Heck's grandmother want him to be when he grew up?
(a) A pilot.
(b) A priest.
(c) An army officer.
(d) A policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many German synagogues were set fire on Kristallnacht according to the "official" reports?

2. What did Helen do in order to buy her and her husband some time before they had to face resettlement to the east?

3. What was the Red Baron's name?

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

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

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