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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. Who was the first of the Monuments Men to visit the abbey at Monte Cassino to inspect the ruins?
(a) Major Ernest DeWald.
(b) Major Ronald Edmund Balfour.
(c) Captain Walter Huchthause.
(d) Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer.

2. How old was the oldest of the Monuments Men, according to the author in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission”?
(a) 56.
(b) 45.
(c) 72.
(d) 66.

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

4. Where was Ronald Balfour a historian prior to his service, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8?
(a) King’s College, Cambridge.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) The University of Minnesota.

5. What is the date of Rosenberg’s transmittal letter to Hitler accompanying albums of photographs of works of art stolen for the Führermuseum in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 7?
(a) July 17, 1944.
(b) April 16, 1943.
(c) August 27, 1942.
(d) March 18, 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5 describes events in North Africa at what time?

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

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

4. 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?

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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