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

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

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

4. Where was George Stout from?
(a) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(b) St. Louis, Missouri.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Winterset, Iowa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What archeological colleague of Colonel Wheeler’s “happened to be serving as an artillery captain in a unit near Leptis Magna,” according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5?

2. Who founded the city of Karlsruhe, Germany?

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

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

5. 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”?

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