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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 was the Ghent Altarpiece completed?
(a) 1562.
(b) 1742.
(c) 1326.
(d) 1432.

2. Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring?
(a) Rembrandt.
(b) Albrecht Dürer.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Johannes Vermeer.

3. 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?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

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?
(a) Spanish gardens.
(b) Peacetime gardens.
(c) Victory gardens.
(d) Cultivar gardens.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hans Frank was apprehended by U.S. forces, he turned over how many volumes of his personal diaries to his captors?

2. Before World War II, what had been the population of Cologne, Germany?

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

4. What painting by Raphael was officially listed as missing among the masterpieces stolen from the Czartoryski Collection in Cracow?

5. When was the city of Munich founded?

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