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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. 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.

2. On what date did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor and catapult the U.S. into World War II?
(a) August 27, 1942.
(b) May 27, 1944.
(c) June 26, 1939.
(d) December 7, 1941.

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

4. It was March of what year when the Germans annexed Austria?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1938.

5. Shrivenham is described in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8 as a small rural village about halfway between London and what city?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Leeds.
(d) Canterbury.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who founded the city of Karlsruhe, Germany?

3. 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”?

4. During what years was Franklin D. Roosevelt in office as President of the U.S.?

5. Where was George Stout from?

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