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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapters 17-23.

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) February 15, 1944.
(b) March 6, 1944.
(c) May 27, 1944.
(d) June 6, 1944.

2. On what date did the Führer give the ERR the authorization to “search lodges, libraries and archives in the occupied territories of the west for material valuable to Germany, and to safeguard the latter through the Gestapo”?
(a) September 17, 1940.
(b) July 17, 1944.
(c) February 15, 1944.
(d) August 27, 1942.

3. 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?
(a) Vienna, Austria.
(b) Salzburg, Austria.
(c) Altaussee, Austria.
(d) Linz, Austria.

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

5. The First Reich refers to what empire?
(a) The Nazi Empire.
(b) The Egyptian Empire.
(c) The Greek Empire.
(d) The Holy Roman Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the letter addressed in Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 17 from George Stout on October 4, 1944?

2. According to the author in Chapter 11 of Part II: “Northern Europe,” the Hotel de Ville library which was destroyed contained the whose charter?

3. Shrivenham is described in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8 as a small rural village about halfway between London and what city?

4. When was the Ghent Altarpiece completed?

5. What is the date of the letter from Supreme Commander General Dwight David Eisenhower to General Vernon Prichard which opens Part I: “The Mission”?

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