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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom was Adolf Hitler visiting in Florence in May of 1938, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 2?
(a) Benito Mussolini.
(b) Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner.
(c) Heinrich Hoffman.
(d) Hermann Göring.

2. The Madonna of La Gleize was moved to the cellar of whose house following the Battle of the Bulge?
(a) Rose Valland’s house.
(b) Monsieur George’s house.
(c) Sheldon Keck’s house.
(d) Albrecht Dürer’s house.

3. When did the Battle of Hürtgen Forest take place?
(a) March to May, 1944.
(b) September to December, 1944.
(c) August to September, 1943.
(d) January to February, 1944.

4. When did the first of the Monuments Men arrive in Monte Cassino to inspect the damage there?
(a) August 27, 1942.
(b) May 27, 1944.
(c) July 17, 1944.
(d) March 18, 1945.

5. Where was George Stout from?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(c) Winterset, Iowa.
(d) St. Louis, Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the letter from Supreme Commander General Dwight David Eisenhower to General Vernon Prichard which opens Part I: “The Mission”?

2. Who was the director of the French National Museums that had the Louvre's works of art transported to the French countryside before Germany's invasion in 1940?

3. Who is cited with the quotation describing the scientific breakthroughs he made with George Stout between 1927 and 1932 in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission”?

4. According to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5, who held Egypt against the Nazis?

5. Who was friends with Private First Class Lincoln Kirstein and the Librarian of Congress in 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comprised the group known as the Monuments Men? How does the author characterize these individuals in his introduction to Part I: “The Mission”?

2. What took place at the meeting of the Monuments Men in France on August 13, 1944? Where did they meet?

3. Where was Hermann Göring’s art collection transported in March of 1945? Why?

4. With whom did Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler work in his efforts at conservation in January of 1943, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5?

5. What did Captain Walter Hancock find in Aachen, Germany during his trip there in late November of 1944?

6. When did the Monuments Men operate? What was their mission in World War II?

7. What realization did Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer make regarding the locations of the most valuable works of art based on the information he gained from Rose Valland in 1945?

8. How did Adolf Hitler feel about the displays of artwork and architecture in Italy? Where had Hitler intended to develop his own art city?

9. How does the author describe Lieutenant George Stout in 1944 and before this point? What was Stout’s specialty in the art world?

10. What letter is quoted in the introduction to Part II: "Northern Europe"? Who wrote the letter?

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