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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: “The Aftermath,” Chapters 51-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted Lady with an Ermine?
(a) Albrecht Dürer.
(b) Rembrandt.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Leonardo da Vinci.

2. In Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 10, the author states that the naval bombardment of Omaha Beach began at 5:37 a.m. on what date?
(a) June 6, 1944.
(b) May 27, 1944.
(c) March 6, 1944.
(d) February 15, 1944.

3. 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) Hermann Göring.
(b) Dr. Emmerich Pöchmüller.
(c) Jacques Jaujard.
(d) Gauleiter Eigruber.

4. What was the name of the Austrian that claimed to have been parachuted into the area [of Altaussee] by the British to organize resistance?
(a) Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner.
(b) Dr. Hermann Michel.
(c) Dr. Emmerich Pöchmüller.
(d) Albrecht Gaiswinkler.

5. Around what year did Seligmann’s descendants choose the surname Ettlinger?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1750.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1800.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, in December of 1944, a devastating British air raid had killed how many civilians in Heilbronn?

2. When was Rose Valland born?

3. Who was the chief of Hitler’s security police and the second-highest-ranking member of the SS in May of 1945?

4. Who was the first Monuments Man to tour the valley of La Gleize, Belgium, after the Battle of the Bulge?

5. Rose Valland became volunteer assistant curator at what museum in 1932?

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