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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. Who painted the Ghent Altarpiece?

2. The author states in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission” that the Monuments Men were a group of men and women from how many nations?

3. The view from La Gleize, Belgium, overlooks what forest?

4. According to the author in Chapter 11 of Part II: “Northern Europe,” the Hotel de Ville library which was destroyed contained the whose charter?

5. When did Major Ronald Edmund Balfour arrive at the cathedral in Bruges to assess the damage by the looting Germans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler stationed in January of 1943? How does the author describe his perception of this setting in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5?

5. What mission did Captain Walker Hancock and Lieutenant George Stout undertake in October of 1944?

6. How does the author describe the mission of Captain Mason Hammond in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 6?

7. What information did Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer obtain in Paris in November of 1944?

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

9. How did Rose Valland’s actions protect valuable works of art in August of 1944?

10. Who founded the city of Karlsruhe, Germany? What was notable about the people who settled in this city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the history of Karlsruhe, Germany, and the treatment of Jews in 18th Century Europe. Why was it a luxury for Jews to settle anywhere in the city of Karlsruhe? When were the earliest sanctions against Jews within secular society adopted? What were the benefits for a family like the Ettlingers of living in Karlsruhe?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Germany’s invasion of France and the French Resistance movement. When and how was the French Resistance established? What role did the French Resistance play in facilitating the Allies' rapid advance through France following the invasion of Normandy?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the biography and rise to power of Adolf Hitler. When and where was Hitler born? What was Hitler’s relationship to the art world? How did Hitler’s history as an aspiring art student influence his feelings about Jews, modern art, and the great art cities of Italy?

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