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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men did Erwin Rommel lose to death, injury, or disappearance when they were defeated by the British in early 1942?
(a) 43,000.
(b) 38,000.
(c) 23,000.
(d) 16,000.

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

3. On what date did the Nazis invade the Soviet Union?
(a) December 18, 1940.
(b) June 22, 1941.
(c) October 6, 1939.
(d) December 7, 1941.

4. How old was Alfons Heck when he began pilot training?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

5. When did Great Britain declare war on Nazi Germany?
(a) June 14, 1940.
(b) September 3, 1939.
(c) May 14, 1940.
(d) October 6, 1939.

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

7. When did Holland surrended to the Nazis?
(a) June 14, 1940.
(b) May 14, 1940.
(c) May 10, 1940.
(d) October 6, 1939.

8. How many Jews did Helen Waterford say lived in her hometown of Frankfurt before the Kritallnacht?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 35,000.

9. When did Germany invade Sudetenland?
(a) September 1, 1939.
(b) November 9, 1938.
(c) September 3, 1939.
(d) October 1, 1938.

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

11. How old was Doris when Helen and Siegfried decided to go into hiding and to send her away?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

15. What does "Sieg Heil" translate to in English?
(a) Hail to God.
(b) Hail to the Fatherland.
(c) Hail to the Chief.
(d) Hail to Victory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large was the force of Nazi soldiers that Hitler sent to invade Poland?

2. Who was the number two man in the SS that helped carry out the savagery of the Kristallnacht?

3. When did World War I end?

4. Where did Heinz Ermann go to stay with his Uncle Herbert when persecution of Jews began to become more serious?

5. Who was Siegfried's brother who lived in the United States as his family prepared to try to flee Holland?

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