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

2. On what date did the 29th Infantry Division begin an all-out assault on the German 352nd Division at Saint-Lô in a surprise attack?
(a) June 6, 1944.
(b) July 17, 1944.
(c) December 20, 1941.
(d) April 16, 1943.

3. According to the author in Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 10, the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions had parachuted how many men behind enemy lines at Utah Beach?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 5,000.

4. On what date was Michelangelo's Bruges Madonna sculpture taken by German soldiers in Belgium?
(a) June 6, 1944.
(b) September 7, 1944.
(c) July 17, 1944.
(d) March 6, 1944.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the city of Karlsruhe, Germany, established?

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

4. Where did George Stout report for naval duty in January of 1943, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 6?

5. How old was the oldest of the Monuments Men, according to the author in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission”?

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