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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. Around what year did Seligmann’s descendants choose the surname Ettlinger?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1750.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1900.

2. On what date was Harry Ettlinger’s nineteenth birthday?
(a) September 7, 1944.
(b) July 17, 1944.
(c) August 27, 1942.
(d) January 28, 1945.

3. When Captain Walter Hancock found the catalogue of the articles from the museum at Aachen, he discovered that the most valuable items had been moved to what city in Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 17?
(a) Nuremberg, Germany.
(b) Trier, Germany.
(c) Salzburg, Austria.
(d) Siegen, Germany.

4. On what date did Harry Ettlinger ship out to basic training?
(a) December 7, 1941.
(b) August 27, 1942.
(c) April 16, 1943.
(d) August 11, 1944.

5. Who was the associate director of Harvard's Fogg Art Museum that developed a presentation which examined the imminent danger of the loss or destruction of valuable art across Europe with the spread of Nazi power, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 3?
(a) Paul Sachs.
(b) Lamont Moore.
(c) Sheldon Keck.
(d) Rose Valland.

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. Where was Harry Ettlinger living when he was drafted into the army?

3. The chronicle of Nazi Berlin titled I Am a Camera eventually became the basis for what musical?

4. What was featured on the American flag banners that appeared in house windows if someone in that house had died in action?

5. Who rallied the survivors of the attack at Omaha Beach with the rallying cry, “Two kinds of people are staying on this beach, the dead and those who are going to die. Now let’s get the hell out of here,” according to the author in Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 10?

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