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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: “The Void,” Chapters 37-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Robert Posey’s wife?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Alice.

2. Where did Harry Ettlinger attend basic training for the Army?
(a) San Diego, California.
(b) Macon, Georgia.
(c) Lexington, Kentucky.
(d) St. Louis, Missouri.

3. When did the Battle of Aachen take place?
(a) October 2-21, 1944.
(b) September 1-12, 1943.
(c) December 12-18, 1944.
(d) March 12-20, 1944.

4. What German term from Part IV: “The Void,” Chapter 38 refers to the downfall of the gods?
(a) Götterdämmerung.
(b) Pötschen.
(c) Pöchmüller.
(d) Hürtgen.

5. Where did Walker Hancock locate Weyres, Count Wolff-Metternich’s assistant, in March of 1945?
(a) Bad Godesberg, Germany.
(b) Salzburg, Austria.
(c) Siegen, Germany.
(d) Karlsruhe, Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did a Jewish merchant named Seligmann establish himself in Karlsruhe, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 1?

2. It was March of what year when the Germans annexed Austria?

3. When did Allied forces bomb Monte Cassino, Italy and destroy the abbey there?

4. What is referred to in Part IV: “The Void,” Chapter 37 as “the great lost civilization of Africa”?

5. 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?

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