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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 many of the Monuments Men were still in their twenties, according to the author in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission”?
2. 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?
3. On what date did George Stout breathe “the first warm air of a British spring,” according to the author in the beginning of Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8?
4. When did the Battle of Hürtgen Forest take place?
5. What does “MFAA” stand for?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where were the central Monuments Men during the Battle of the Bulge? What work were they doing at this time?
2. 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?
3. When did Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer arrive in Normandy? What was his mission there?
4. Where were Captain Robert Posey and Captain Walker Hancock assigned after the victory of the Allies in Metz? What did they discover in these locations?
5. What did Captain Walker Hancock find when he returned to La Gleize after the Battle of the Bulge? How did he fulfill his mission there?
6. Who founded the city of Karlsruhe, Germany? What was notable about the people who settled in this city?
7. When did the Allied forces bomb the abbey at Monte Cassino, Italy? How did this event reflect upon the Allies?
8. What realization did Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer make regarding the locations of the most valuable works of art based on the information he gained from Rose Valland in 1945?
9. What letter is quoted in the introduction to Part II: "Northern Europe"? Who wrote the letter?
10. What hardships did Harry Ettlinger and his family encounter in Karlsruhe, Germany, in the 1930s?
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
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?
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