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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Alois get the name Hitler?
(a) His boss gave it to him.
(b) When he married.
(c) He changed Hiedler to Hitler.
(d) When he turned 21.

2. On what date was Hitler named Chancellor in 1933?
(a) Jan. 23.
(b) Jan. 30.
(c) Jan. 1.
(d) Jan. 29.

3. Who helped Hitler with his project in prison?
(a) Rudolf Hess.
(b) His cellmate.
(c) His brother.
(d) Rohm.

4. Why did Hitler give regional powers to Strasser?
(a) To do speech writing.
(b) To get rid of violence.
(c) To build up the NSDAP in northern Germany.
(d) To take over the SA.

5. Who was Alois Hitler?
(a) Adolf's sister.
(b) Adolf's father.
(c) Adolf's brother.
(d) Adolf's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Chancellor Bruning tried to ban the SA and SS?

2. What does "mein kampf" mean?

3. What happened to the national crisis when a new stable currency was created?

4. Where was Hitler when he decided to become a politician?

5. What happened to the German mark in October 1923?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hitler feel Goebbels needed to be brought under control in the late 1920s?

2. In the beginning of Hitler's rise to leadership, how did members get along together at Nazi party meetings?

3. What happened when the U.S. Ambassador investigates Hitler?

4. How was the nation totally brought under the grip of the Nazis in 1933?

5. How did Hitler try to emulate the dictator of Italy?

6. What kind of scandals forced Rohm and Strasser to resign?

7. What do readers learn in the beginning of the book about Hitler's interest in politics?

8. Describe the Nazi party's comeback after the election of February 1932.

9. How did the new stable currency in Germany affect Hitler's popularity?

10. What kinds of speeches did Hitler give early on in his rise to leadership of the Nazis?

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