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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 Astronomer?
2. When did the U.S. forces catch up with Hans Frank, the notorious Nazi-governor-general of occupied Poland?
3. The Hungarian crown jewels were discovered in an oil barrel sunk in marshland near what village in Bavaria?
4. Who was the operations commander at the mine in Heilbronn when Private Harry Ettlinger arrived in September of 1945?
5. On what date did Albert Speer convince Hitler to change his Nero Decree from “total destruction” of nonindustrial sites to “crippling them lastingly”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What led to the explosives being placed in the Altaussee mine? What led to their removal in April of 1945?
2. How did Harry Ettlinger manage to locate and recover his grandfather’s art collection?
3. Whom does Robert Edsel credit as the “true hero of Altaussee” in Part V: “The Aftermath”? Why?
4. What did Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer find in Neuschwanstein on his visit in early May of 1945?
5. How does the author describe Albert Speer in Part III: “Germany”?
6. What led to the destruction of the Friedrichshain tower and many of the relics inside on May 1, 1945?
7. Where were Walker Hancock and George Stout when they learned of Major Ronald Edmund Balfour’s death? How did they respond?
8. Where were Lieutenant George Stout and Captain Walker Hancock on the first of May in 1945? What did they find at this location?
9. What did Captain Robert Posey and Private Lincoln Kirstein learn from the dentist’s son at the village outside of Trier in March of 1945?
10. How does the author describe the setting of Altaussee, Germany in Part IV: “The Void,” Chapter 37?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the bombing of Pearl Harbor and how America’s commitment to join the action in World War II influenced the art world and domestic culture in the U.S. How did these events lead up to the meeting between the museum curators described in the reading? Who attended this meeting?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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