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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. The Madonna of La Gleize was moved to the cellar of whose house following the Battle of the Bulge?

2. When was the city of Karlsruhe, Germany, established?

3. What Austrian city did Hitler intend to redevelop into his own version of Florence, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 2?

4. Who was assigned by Stout to assist the newest U.S. Ninth Army Monuments officer, Walter “Hutch” Huchthausen, in December of 1944?

5. What was the name of George Stout’s wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer arrive in Normandy? What was his mission there?

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. What is the history of the Ghent Altarpiece? Where did the work end up during World War II?

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 “hard copies” did Rose Valland pass along to Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer in 1945?

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

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

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. What led up to the looting of the Bruges Madonna sculpture in 1944?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of Aachen, Germany and the Palatine Chapel. When was Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen built? What happened to the other parts of the Palace? How was the Palatine Chapel impacted by the battles of World War II?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the figure of Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer in the narrative. How old was Rorimer when he landed in France? How did Rorimer stand apart from the other Monuments Men that the author has introduced in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer and the Demolitions on Reich Territory Decree of 1945 (the “Nero Decree”). When did Albert Speer join the Nazi Party? What was his connection to Adolf Hitler? Why did Albert Speer oppose the Demolitions on Reich Territory Decree of 1945?

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