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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 248-289.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Shirer offered a position in Berlin?
(a) September 9, 1934.
(b) October 9, 1934.
(c) August 9, 1934.
(d) August 19, 1935.

2. Who did Shirer meet in Paris on October 8, 1938?
(a) De Gaulle.
(b) Chamberlin.
(c) Daladier.
(d) Murrow.

3. What pact did Hitler use as an excuse to violate a treaty in March 1936?
(a) The Franco-Russian pact.
(b) The Anglo-French pact.
(c) The Franco-Soviet pact.
(d) The Anglo-Polish pact.

4. Until when did Shirer say Hitler would continue the war?
(a) Russia was defeated.
(b) Germany was given a seat at the society of nations.
(c) As long as France and England continued the war.
(d) France apologized.

5. What did the Russians do on December 1, 1939?
(a) Attacked China.
(b) Attacked Germany.
(c) Attacked Denmark.
(d) Invaded Finland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Murrow on December 10, 1939?

2. Who was named head of the government after the demonstration Shirer described in Part I?

3. What did Shirer have to do during his first assignment for his new employer in 1937?

4. What did most of the correspondents at the Taverne feel that the French could do in March 1936 according to Shirer?

5. Where did Tess Shirer leave for in September 1938?

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