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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pgs. 165-206.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the Shirers happy to leave Germany?
(a) Austria was a neutral country.
(b) Italy had warmer weather.
(c) France had better food.
(d) Spain had better radio transmitters.

2. What did Hitler demand in a speech on September 12, 1938 according to Part I, pgs. 125-165?
(a) The right to build battleships.
(b) Half of Poland.
(c) Self-determination for the Studentens.
(d) The right to form an air army.

3. Where would Shirer be based with his new employer?
(a) Prague.
(b) Paris.
(c) Vienna.
(d) London.

4. Who did Hitler meet with in September 1938 to talk about the Czech situation?
(a) Miklas.
(b) Churchill.
(c) De Gaulle.
(d) Chamberlain.

5. What happened at the demonstration Shirer covered at the Place de la Concorde?
(a) It turned violent.
(b) It distributed Nazi propaganda.
(c) It dispersed quickly.
(d) It moved from Place de la Concorde to the prime minister's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Shirer say came to him for help in going to England or America?

2. Where did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?

3. What percentage of the Austrian voters voted to join the Reich on April 10, 1938?

4. How much of the German population supported Hitler breaking the treaty in March 1936?

5. What did Shirer quote to say that Hitler was preparing for war?

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