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

2. To whom is the letter addressed in Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 17 from George Stout on October 4, 1944?
(a) Langdon Warner.
(b) Johannes Vermeer.
(c) Captain Robert Posey.
(d) Rose Valland.

3. Where was Ronald Balfour a historian prior to his service, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) King’s College, Cambridge.
(d) The University of Minnesota.

4. In what year did a Jewish merchant named Seligmann establish himself in Karlsruhe, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 1?
(a) 1725.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1625.

5. What does “MFAA” stand for?
(a) Monuments, Final Acts, and Associations.
(b) Monuments of the Fair Act Association.
(c) Metropolitan Financial Account Activities.
(d) Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Ghent Altarpiece completed?

2. On what date were America's cultural leaders called to a meeting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Metropolitan Museum director Francis Henry Taylor, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 3?

3. When did Walker Hancock arrive in La Gleize, Belgium, following the Battle of the Bulge?

4. 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?

5. When is the letter dated that is from James Rorimer to his wife Katherine in the opening of Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 10?

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