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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 575 - 605.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who removed time bombs according to Shirer in Part II, pgs. 492-552?
(a) French prisoners of war.
(b) Concentration camp prisoners.
(c) Common rights prisoners.
(d) Polish prisoners of war.

2. Where was General von Reichenau's command headquarters on May 20, 1940?
(a) In an underground bunker.
(b) In a tank.
(c) In an air field.
(d) In a country chateau.

3. With whom did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) His wife.
(b) His children.
(c) Friends.
(d) His colleagues.

4. What did Shirer say the Berliners knew about Nazi propaganda after the first bomb drop on Berlin?
(a) They were vulnerable.
(b) The war was started.
(c) They were being lied to.
(d) The Luftwaffe was not as powerful as they thought.

5. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?
(a) Kurt Waldheim.
(b) Heinz Fischer.
(c) Miklas.
(d) Johann Schobe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Shirer on September 16, 1940?

2. When did the Dutch army surrender to the Germans?

3. Why did Shirer stay in Czechoslovakia after Hitler's demands?

4. Where was Shirer on September 12, 1938?

5. Who died on February 12, 1939 according to Shirer?

(see the answer key)

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