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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: “The Mission,” Chapters 5 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did a Jewish merchant named Seligmann establish himself in Karlsruhe, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 1?
(a) 1625.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1725.

2. 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) Liverpool.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Canterbury.

3. What is the date of the letter from Supreme Commander General Dwight David Eisenhower to General Vernon Prichard which opens Part I: “The Mission”?
(a) August 27, 1942.
(b) June 26, 1939.
(c) April 16, 1943.
(d) December 20, 1941.

4. Who was the associate director of Harvard's Fogg Art Museum that developed a presentation which examined the imminent danger of the loss or destruction of valuable art across Europe with the spread of Nazi power, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 3?
(a) Sheldon Keck.
(b) Rose Valland.
(c) Paul Sachs.
(d) Lamont Moore.

5. According to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5, who held Egypt against the Nazis?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The British.
(d) The French.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. Who had issued an executive order stating that important artistic and historical sites were not to be bombed in one of his last acts before leaving Italy, prior to the bombing of the abbey at Monte Cassino?

4. When did the first of the Monuments Men arrive in Monte Cassino to inspect the damage there?

5. Where was Ronald Balfour a historian prior to his service, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8?

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