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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. Whom was Adolf Hitler visiting in Florence in May of 1938, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 2?
(a) Heinrich Hoffman.
(b) Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner.
(c) Benito Mussolini.
(d) Hermann Göring.

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

3. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler was director of what museum prior to the war?
(a) The Jeu de Paume Museum.
(b) The Metropolitan Museum.
(c) The London Museum.
(d) The Guggenheim Museum.

4. The author states in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission” that the Monuments Men were a group of men and women from how many nations?
(a) 13.
(b) 5.
(c) 21.
(d) 3.

5. Who is cited with the quotation describing the scientific breakthroughs he made with George Stout between 1927 and 1932 in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission”?
(a) Lamont Moore.
(b) Johannes Vermeer.
(c) Sheldon Keck.
(d) John Gettens.

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. In what year was Harry Ettlinger “banned from the local sports association,” according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 1?

3. When was the Ghent Altarpiece completed?

4. When was the city of Karlsruhe, Germany, established?

5. 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?

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