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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 gallons of water were leaked into the Heilbronn mine every day from the Neckar River?

2. Who wrote the draft lecture for soldiers in 1944 that is excerpted in the opening of Part V: “The Aftermath”?

3. When Hans Frank was apprehended by U.S. forces, he turned over how many volumes of his personal diaries to his captors?

4. What is referred to in Part IV: “The Void,” Chapter 37 as “the great lost civilization of Africa”?

5. Where was Albrecht Dürer born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events surrounded Hermann Göring and Hermann Bunjes in early May of 1945?

2. Why does Robert Edsel assert that it was difficult to determine the story of Altaussee in the beginning of Part V: “The Aftermath”?

3. Why does the author state in Part V: “The Aftermath,” Chapter 54 that the reconstruction of Europe after World War II was one of the most complicated endeavors of modern times?

4. Who worked with Lieutenant George Stout and Captain Walker Hancock in Bernterode? How long did this mission take?

5. Where were Walker Hancock and George Stout when they learned of Major Ronald Edmund Balfour’s death? How did they respond?

6. How does the author describe the work of the Monuments Men following the end of the war in Part V: “The Aftermath,” Chapter 53?

7. What led to the explosives being placed in the Altaussee mine? What led to their removal in April of 1945?

8. Who did the dentist’s son turn out to be that Captain Robert Posey and Private Lincoln Kirstein met at a village outside of Trier?

9. What led to the destruction of the Friedrichshain tower and many of the relics inside on May 1, 1945?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the importance of history and art within cultures and communities. What role do you think art, architecture, music, etc. play in the culture of a community? Why is it important to protect the relics and monuments of art from destruction during wartime?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the site of Leptis Magna in modern-day Libya. During what century did the Berbers and Phoenicians supposedly found the city where this monument stands? What value does this ancient site have for civilizations and culture today?

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