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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapters 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the director of the French National Museums that had the Louvre's works of art transported to the French countryside before Germany's invasion in 1940?
(a) Dr. Emmerich Pöchmüller.
(b) Gauleiter Eigruber.
(c) Hermann Göring.
(d) Jacques Jaujard.

2. What was the name of George Stout’s wife?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Margie.
(d) Sarah.

3. On what date did George Stout breathe “the first warm air of a British spring,” according to the author in the beginning of Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8?
(a) April 16, 1943.
(b) March 6, 1944.
(c) August 27, 1942.
(d) March 18, 1945.

4. When is the letter dated that is from James Rorimer to his wife Katherine in the opening of Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 10?
(a) February 15, 1944.
(b) June 6, 1944.
(c) May 27, 1944.
(d) March 6, 1944.

5. Shrivenham is described in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8 as a small rural village about halfway between London and what city?
(a) Leeds.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Liverpool.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Allied forces bomb Monte Cassino, Italy and destroy the abbey there?

2. What Austrian city did Hitler intend to redevelop into his own version of Florence, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 2?

3. What does “MFAA” stand for?

4. What field refers to the technical art of preserving older or damaged works of art?

5. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler was director of what museum prior to the war?

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