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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. 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?
(a) Vienna, Austria.
(b) Altaussee, Austria.
(c) Linz, Austria.
(d) Salzburg, Austria.

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

3. When did the defeat of the German-Italian forces at the Second Battle of El Alamein take place?
(a) January, 1943.
(b) November, 1944.
(c) October, 1944.
(d) October, 1942.

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

5. 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) 3.
(b) 21.
(c) 5.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the date of the letter from Hitler directing Dr. Hans Posse on the construction of a museum in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 2?

4. Where was George Stout from?

5. What is the date of the letter from Supreme Commander General Dwight David Eisenhower to General Vernon Prichard which opens Part I: “The Mission”?

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