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

2. Who was assigned to inspect monuments in Sicily on his own with no resources or assistance and once in Italy became buried by bureaucracy, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission”?
(a) Colonel George A. Taylor.
(b) Lieutenant George Stout.
(c) Captain Mason Hammond.
(d) Major Ronald Edmund Balfour.

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”?
(a) Johannes Vermeer.
(b) Lamont Moore.
(c) Sheldon Keck.
(d) John Gettens.

4. What was the name of George Stout’s wife?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Margie.
(d) Sarah.

5. When was the city of Karlsruhe, Germany, established?
(a) 1715.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1645.
(d) 1598.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the Allied victory at Saint-Lô, who was the former schoolteacher and popular officer whose body was wrapped in an American flag and hoisted atop the ruins of the church of Sainte-Croix?

3. Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer was detained in Mont Saint-Michel by American soldiers because he was suspected to be what?

4. 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?

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

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