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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. What did Shirer cover on February 1936 according to Part I, pgs. 44-83?
(a) The Summer Olympics.
(b) Hitler's oath of office.
(c) The Winter Olympics.
(d) The 3rd communist party congress.

2. How did Shirer describe the life in Berlin one week after the start of the war in Part II?
(a) In hiding.
(b) Normal.
(c) Slow.
(d) Fearful.

3. When did Shirer arrive in Danzig?
(a) August 1, 1939.
(b) August 11, 1939.
(c) June 11, 1939.
(d) August 11, 1940.

4. What treaty did Hitler disregard in March 1936?
(a) Rhur Treaty.
(b) Locarno Treaty.
(c) VersailleTreaty.
(d) Saar Treaty.

5. Where did Hitler give his speech after the surrender of the Poles?
(a) Danzig.
(b) Zurich.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Warsaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Shirers happy to leave Germany?

2. Who did Germany take off the air on October 19, 1939?

3. How did William Shirer go to America in June 1939?

4. Where did the Shirers and Knickerbockers vacation in June 1936?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shirer say about going to Berlin?

2. What was announced at a press conference on March 16 and what did people wonder?

3. In Part I, pgs. 44-83, what did Hitler disregard and what argument was made?

4. What happened to the Shirers at the beginning of Part I, pgs. 83-124?

5. What made the German people realize how close the war was?

6. What did war correspondents discuss in August in Berlin according to Part I, pgs. 165-206?

7. What did Hitler say in his speech on September 17 according to Part II, pgs. 207-248?

8. What did Shirer work on while Tess and Eileen were in America?

9. Why did Shirer have to hire other reporters?

10. What happened on December 10 and why was this significant?

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