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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. Where was Harry Ettlinger living when he was drafted into the army?

2. Where did George Stout report for naval duty in January of 1943, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 6?

3. Who founded the city of Karlsruhe, Germany?

4. Rose Valland became volunteer assistant curator at what museum in 1932?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the figure of Jacques Jaujard from the narrative. What was Jacques Jaujard’s position within the network of the French National Museums? How did Jacques Jaujard protect many works from the Louvre? In what ways did he help James Rorimer?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the figure of Captain Robert Posey in the narrative. Where did Posey study architecture? What were Posey’s first assignments in France? With what military unit was Posey assigned?

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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