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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the oldest of the Monuments Men, according to the author in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission”?

2. When Captain Walter Hancock found the catalogue of the articles from the museum at Aachen, he discovered that the most valuable items had been moved to what city in Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 17?

3. Around what year did Seligmann’s descendants choose the surname Ettlinger?

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. When did the defeat of the German-Italian forces at the Second Battle of El Alamein take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the Allied forces bomb the abbey at Monte Cassino, Italy? How did this event reflect upon the Allies?

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

3. How large was the MFAA when George Stout was first assigned to this unit in 1944? How were the members structured?

4. What hardships did Harry Ettlinger and his family encounter in Karlsruhe, Germany, in the 1930s?

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

6. When did the Ettlinger family settle in Karlsruhe? What history of the family is described in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 1?

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

8. How is Harry Ettlinger’s arrival in Europe described in Part III: “Germany,” Chapter 24? When did he arrive?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the biography of Harry Ettlinger and his life prior to deployment in World War II. For how many years had Harry and his family been living in the U.S.? How well did Harry speak English? When was Harry granted U.S. citizenship?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the figure of Major Ronald Edmund Balfour in the narrative. How old was Balfour in 1944? Where had he worked as a historian and lecturer? When and how was Balfour killed in WWII? What impact did his death have on the other Monuments Men?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of history and art within cultures and communities. What role do you think art, architecture, music, etc. play in the culture of a community? Why is it important to protect the relics and monuments of art from destruction during wartime?

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