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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 - The Retreat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Sajer to cross the Dnieper?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 55 minutes.

2. What does Sajer say soldiers were suffering from in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) The heat.
(b) The lack of ammunition.
(c) The cold.
(d) The lack of food.

3. What was Guy Sajer's unit's purpose?
(a) It was an infantry unit.
(b) It was a tank unit.
(c) It was a transport unit.
(d) It was a repair unit.

4. What continued to stun Sajer at the end of Part 3 Chapter 7?
(a) The lack of competent commanding officers.
(b) The lack of food.
(c) The violence and horror of combat.
(d) The lack of ammunition.

5. What weapon was Hals issued in Part 2 Chapter 6?
(a) An MP40.
(b) A Panzerfaust.
(c) An MG-42.
(d) A Mausser rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sajer say the disaster the Gross Deutschland faced in Konotop foresaw?

2. What did the German army have on the east bank of the Dnieper?

3. What does Guy Sajer say outraged naive recruits?

4. What was the name of the village Sajer reached after his truck ran out of gas?

5. How many Russian soldiers did Sajer note 28,000 Germans were able to successfully fight?

(see the answer key)

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