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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements was true in 1942?
(a) Erwin Rommel lost the battle of El Alamein.
(b) Erwin Rommel successfully entered Egypt.
(c) Erwin Rommel won the battle of El Alamein.
(d) The Natzi's were beginning to lose their power.

2. Which is a reason why the Nazis were successful at demonizing the Jews?
(a) Hitler declared that the Jews were evil.
(b) Hitler claimed they were a threat to the Germans and would eventually rule the country if they were not stopped.
(c) The German Jews were not Catholic.
(d) Hitler was able to tie the threat of communist revolution to the Jewish race.

3. What was one complaint of Catholic parents with regard to the Hitler Youth?
(a) The Hitler Youth were not very educated.
(b) Senior Hitler Youth leaders did not respect their elders.
(c) The Hitler Youth were not very obedient.
(d) Senior Hitler Youth leaders mocked religion.

4. As the war began, the unease held by the German people disappeared with the success of what?
(a) The Hitler Youth.
(b) The Kristallnacht.
(c) The Blitzkrieg.
(d) The Gymnasium.

5. By 1944, which of the following statements was true about Germany's point of view during the War?
(a) The United States forces had shrunk, and no one underestimated the Nazis.
(b) The Nazi empire was stronger than ever before.
(c) The Nazi empire had shrunk, and no one underestimated the United States.
(d) The Germans were not intimidated by the United States.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By the summer of 1940, why did Alfons doubt that he would be fortunate enough to fight in the war?

3. In the 1930s, approximately how many German Jews were there?

4. What was the Gymnasium?

5. Why was the Hitler Youth puritanical?

(see the answer key)

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