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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. What Monuments Man once commented that Hitler “wrote a book called Mein Kampf. And if people had just read it carefully, every single thing that’s happened was already predicted… the whole Jewish situation is there in clear writing in ink”?

2. Who established and opened the Dachau concentration camp?

3. What word from Part V: “The Aftermath,” Chapter 51 means leaving no doubt or ambiguity?

4. Who received the French Legion of Honor on November 4, 1945?

5. Once the former Nazi headquarters in Munich (the Munich Collecting Point) was filled to capacity with artwork in July of 1945, James Rorimer secured another building of almost equal size to hold the relics in what city?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where were the central figures of the Monuments Men assigned in early April of 1945?

3. How does the author describe the setting of Altaussee, Germany in Part IV: “The Void,” Chapter 37?

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

5. For whom was Private Harry Ettlinger working as a translator in May of 1945? Where had he originally been assigned?

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. When did Captain Robert Posey and Private First Class Lincoln Kirstein arrive in Altaussee? What did they discover there?

8. Where were Captain Robert Posey and Private Lincoln Kirstein assigned in April of 1945? What did they discover in this location?

9. Whom does Robert Edsel credit as the “true hero of Altaussee” in Part V: “The Aftermath”? Why?

10. How many repositories does the author describe that were found in Germany following the war in Part V: “The Aftermath,” Chapter 53?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Where did this assault take place? How many Allied casualties resulted from the Battle of the Bulge? What structural damage was done?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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