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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapters 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 10, the author states that the naval bombardment of Omaha Beach began at 5:37 a.m. on what date?
(a) March 6, 1944.
(b) June 6, 1944.
(c) February 15, 1944.
(d) May 27, 1944.

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

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

4. 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.

5. During what years was Franklin D. Roosevelt in office as President of the U.S.?
(a) 1933-1945.
(b) 1931-1945.
(c) 1939-1945.
(d) 1936-1942.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. On what date was Michelangelo's Bruges Madonna sculpture taken by German soldiers in Belgium?

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

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

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