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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: “Germany,” Chapters 24-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name refers to vegetable, fruit and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Germany during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort?
(a) Spanish gardens.
(b) Peacetime gardens.
(c) Cultivar gardens.
(d) Victory gardens.

2. When did Allied forces bomb Monte Cassino, Italy and destroy the abbey there?
(a) February 15, 1944.
(b) April 16, 1943.
(c) September 7, 1944.
(d) March 18, 1945.

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

4. Who was the first of the Monuments Men to visit the abbey at Monte Cassino to inspect the ruins?
(a) Major Ronald Edmund Balfour.
(b) Captain Walter Huchthause.
(c) Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer.
(d) Major Ernest DeWald.

5. Rose Valland became volunteer assistant curator at what museum in 1932?
(a) The Suermondt Museum.
(b) The London Museum.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum.
(d) The Jeu de Paume Museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What field refers to the technical art of preserving older or damaged works of art?

2. 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?

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

4. When did Captain Walter Hancock arrive in Aachen, Germany, to assess the situation there, according to the author in Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 17?

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

(see the answer key)

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