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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurred as a result of the Battle of the Bulge?
(a) 400 German planes were destroyed.
(b) Alfons was once again passed over for the Luftwaffe.
(c) The Luftwaffe finally claimed Alfons.
(d) Most of Alfons' men were killed.

2. Which of the following statements about Alfons's family's farmhand is false?
(a) He was a Parisian baker.
(b) He was not a loyal Frenchman.
(c) He was a fiercely loyal Frenchman.
(d) He was a great worker.

3. What action was taken regarding products not essential to the war?
(a) No action was taken, so as not to discourage the German people.
(b) They were produced in larger quantities, to convince the German people that everything was okay.
(c) They were no longer produced.
(d) They were produced in smaller quantities.

4. The drive west failed due to what?
(a) Lack of direction.
(b) Fuel shortages and pulverized supply lines.
(c) Alfons' poor leadership.
(d) The fall of Warsaw.

5. Why did many people think the Germans continued to fight in late 1944?
(a) It was an effort to renew their energy and optimism.
(b) They wanted to destroy as many Americans as possible.
(c) To defend themselves.
(d) They deceived themselves into thinking they could win.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alfons say about Germany's enormous losses?

2. How did the farmhand and Alfons respond to one another?

3. Alfons's friend Franz felt that Germany had more in common with the Americans and the British than with whom?

4. What was Alfons's happiest time in the Hitler Youth?

5. Many people avoided discussions about the possibility of war, including in the Gymnasium. Despite this, what occurred over time?

(see the answer key)

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