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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. Who was the head of the Mineralogical Department of the Natural History Museum, Vienna that supposedly sent a message alerting Major Pearson to the hidden treasures at Altaussee?
(a) Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner.
(b) Dr. Hermann Michel.
(c) Albrecht Gaiswinkler.
(d) Dr. Emmerich Pöchmüller.

2. Who was the operations commander at the mine in Heilbronn when Private Harry Ettlinger arrived in September of 1945?
(a) Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner.
(b) Private First Class Richard Courtney.
(c) Christopher Isherwood.
(d) Lieutenant Dale Ford.

3. When was the Reich Sword of Prince Albrecht forged?
(a) 1498.
(b) 1600.
(c) 1623.
(d) 1540.

4. How long was the memo that Albert Speer composed on the apocalyptic effects of Hitler’s planned “scorched earth” policy?
(a) 10 pages.
(b) 16 pages.
(c) 4 pages.
(d) 22 pages.

5. What German city did the Allied troops take over on Hitler’s birthday on April 20, 1945?
(a) Trier.
(b) Heilbronn.
(c) Siegen.
(d) Nuremberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. How deep was the mineshaft at the mine in Bernterode?

2. According to the author, in December of 1944, a devastating British air raid had killed how many civilians in Heilbronn?

3. Who wrote the draft lecture for soldiers in 1944 that is excerpted in the opening of Part V: “The Aftermath”?

4. Whose name was on the casket that was adorned with a wreath and red ribbons in the mine at Bernterode?

5. What was the name of Robert Posey’s wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author write of Harry Ettlinger’s meeting with Heinrich Hoffman in Part V: “The Aftermath,” Chapter 53?

2. What did Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer find in Neuschwanstein on his visit in early May of 1945?

3. How does the author describe the setting of Altaussee, Germany in Part IV: “The Void,” Chapter 37?

4. What did Captain Robert Posey and Private Lincoln Kirstein learn from the dentist’s son at the village outside of Trier in March of 1945?

5. When did Lieutenant George Stout leave Europe? How does the author describe his demeanor as he left?

6. What events surrounded Hermann Göring and Hermann Bunjes in early May of 1945?

7. To whom did Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer write to on May 17, 1945? What is stated in this letter?

8. How and when did Adolf Hitler die? What did Hitler remark in his will regarding his art collection?

9. How does the author describe the work of the Monuments Men following the end of the war in Part V: “The Aftermath,” Chapter 53?

10. What did Captain Robert Posey and Private Lincoln Kirstein find in Trier, Germany, in March of 1945?

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