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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, The Aftermath.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When it was announced that Alfons and a group of Nazis would be executed, how did Alfons respond?
(a) He accepted his death sentence because he felt he deserved it.
(b) He was angry and tried to escape.
(c) He was enraged and now felt like one of Hitler's victims.
(d) He became indifferent because he was tired of fighting.

2. Alfons's childhood friend Heinz Ermann could not join the Hitler Youth. Later, what happened to Heinz's family?
(a) They chose to become followers of Hitler.
(b) They moved to a large city in Germany's industrial heartland, Oberhausen.
(c) They moved to the countryside.
(d) They were gassed at Auschwitz.

3. Who did Alfons realize probably saved his life?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) A Luftwaffe major.
(c) The Americans.
(d) His men.

4. How old was Alfons when he was appointed to command 2800 boys and 80 girls?
(a) 20.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. Which of the following was true of Alfons's men?
(a) They deserted him.
(b) They lied to him.
(c) They obeyed him.
(d) They defied him.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Nuremburg Party Congress was a week-long celebration of what?

2. How many Americans lost their life in the conquest of Wittlich?

3. Which of the following is not a memory Alfons holds from his childhood?

4. Alfons's men were trained in what?

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

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