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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1938, which of the following statements about the Gestapo was false?
(a) No one respected the Gestapo, and therefore it was not effective.
(b) It could not be controlled by the regular judicial system.
(c) People obeyed and complied with the Gestapo.
(d) It was all-powerful.

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

3. When Hitler launched Germany's last major offensive in World War II, what was his objective?
(a) To stabilize the alliance between American, Britain and the USSR.
(b) To stabilize the Eastern front.
(c) To split the alliance between America and Britain.
(d) To split America and Britain from the ultra-Marxist USSR.

4. The winter of 1939-40 is referred to as what?
(a) The last peaceful time in Germany.
(b) The warmest winter Germany had in years.
(c) The time of the "fake war."
(d) The time of the "phony war."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alfons claim the Germans continued to fight in late 1944?

2. Nearly a year after the British declared war on Germany, what occurred on May 10, 1940?

3. Upon arriving in Remisch, what did Alfons immediately ask of his commanding officer?

4. How did Alfons spend Christmas in 1944?

5. During the Easter vacation of 1944, what was Alfons ordered to do?

(see the answer key)

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