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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 492 - 552.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Shirer say he and other journalists were flown to on August 4, 1940?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Warsaw.

2. Who did the German propaganda say threatened the Reich in August 1939?
(a) Russia.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

3. What was Shirer's first assignment with his new employer in 1937?
(a) Hitler's speech in Munich.
(b) The Power Conference in Brussels.
(c) France's presidential election.
(d) Russia's military purge.

4. Why didn't Shirer want Tess to leave through Paris?
(a) Paris was full of fleeing civilians.
(b) Germans would reach it before she did.
(c) There was no plan for Spain in Paris.
(d) It was too much of a trip for her and the child.

5. When did Shirer say a victory parade was held in Berlin after the victory against the France?
(a) August 15, 1940.
(b) July 18, 1940.
(c) July 19, 1940.
(d) July 18, 1941.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Shirer want Tess and Eileen to go following Germany's move against the Benelux countries?

2. When did the German press announce that the troops were ready to attack Britain according to Part II, pgs. 451-492?

3. When did Shirer arrive in Danzig?

4. When did Shirer first see Hitler?

5. Who did Shirer meet in Paris on October 8, 1938?

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