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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. Where was Ronald Balfour a historian prior to his service, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) King’s College, Cambridge.
(c) The University of Minnesota.
(d) Yale University.

2. When did the first of the Monuments Men arrive in Monte Cassino to inspect the damage there?
(a) August 27, 1942.
(b) March 18, 1945.
(c) July 17, 1944.
(d) May 27, 1944.

3. According to the author in Chapter 11 of Part II: “Northern Europe,” the Hotel de Ville library which was destroyed contained the whose charter?
(a) Adolf Hitler’s.
(b) The Margrave Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach’s.
(c) William the Conqueror’s.
(d) Gauleiter Eigruber’s.

4. What does “LST” stand for?
(a) Last Significant Territory.
(b) Landing Ship, Tanks.
(c) Lost Station Tank.
(d) Last Standing Table.

5. 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) March 6, 1944.
(d) May 27, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the oldest of the Monuments Men, according to the author in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission”?

2. Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5 describes events in North Africa at what time?

3. What is the date of Rosenberg’s transmittal letter to Hitler accompanying albums of photographs of works of art stolen for the Führermuseum in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 7?

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

5. Whom was Adolf Hitler visiting in Florence in May of 1938, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 2?

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