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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: “The Void,” Chapters 44-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the letter dated that is from James Rorimer to his wife Katherine in the opening of Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 10?
(a) February 15, 1944.
(b) May 27, 1944.
(c) June 6, 1944.
(d) March 6, 1944.

2. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler was director of what museum prior to the war?
(a) The London Museum.
(b) The Metropolitan Museum.
(c) The Jeu de Paume Museum.
(d) The Guggenheim Museum.

3. What is the date of the letter from Hitler directing Dr. Hans Posse on the construction of a museum in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 2?
(a) April 16, 1943.
(b) June 26, 1939.
(c) August 27, 1942.
(d) December 20, 1941.

4. Who was the “guide” that led George Stout and the others into Siegen, Germany on April 2, 1945?
(a) Lamont Moore.
(b) Gauleiter Eigruber.
(c) Vicar Stephany.
(d) Monsieur George.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. Who established and opened the Dachau concentration camp?

3. What archeological colleague of Colonel Wheeler’s “happened to be serving as an artillery captain in a unit near Leptis Magna,” according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5?

4. What is the date of Rosenberg’s transmittal letter to Hitler accompanying albums of photographs of works of art stolen for the Führermuseum in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 7?

5. Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 22 is titled “The Bulge” and takes place on the Western Front during what dates?

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