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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: "Step Out of the Car" and Part One: Spies and Diplomats.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do scholars believe was the true goal of Montezuma II's speech to the arriving Spanish?
(a) To pledge surrender.
(b) To make a business deal.
(c) To provide a warm welcome.
(d) To accept surrender.

2. How did Hitler respond to the question about whether he intended to be satisfied once he had taken Sudetenland?
(a) He said he had not yet decided.
(b) He said he would not stop until he had conquered the world.
(c) He said he would stop after that.
(d) He said it would be up to Goebbels.

3. What type of book did Aspillaga write after defecting from Cuba?
(a) A collection of interviews.
(b) A novel.
(c) A memoir.
(d) A treatise.

4. For how long had Neville Chamberlain held his post as prime minister at the time he decided to visit Germany?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. In what year did Aspillaga officially defect from Cuba?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1987.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ultimately happened after Montezuma II was taken hostage by the Spanish?

2. How many times did Hitler stand up an appointment to have tea with a particular world leader?

3. In what year was Aspillaga posted to a location in Eastern Europe?

4. During which month of the year did Aspillaga defect from Cuba?

5. What is the first name of Officer Encinia, the policeman who arrested Sandra Bland in 2015?

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