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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alfons was ordered to the Westwall, and his duties included all of the following, except what?
(a) Freeing regular troops for front line duty.
(b) Manning anti-aircraft batteries.
(c) Serving as an assistant to Roman.
(d) Maintaining strict discipline with his men.

2. Other than Hitler, who was admired and adored by the Flying Hitler Youth?
(a) Sergeant Baum.
(b) Major General Adolf Galland.
(c) Alfons.
(d) Commander Winkler.

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

4. After numerous flights, how did Alfons feel?
(a) He loved flying and wanted to work hard for the first time in his life.
(b) He felt like he was too young, and not ready to be flying.
(c) He felt like it was too much work, and wanted to be a flight mechanic instead.
(d) He felt that he should quit and become a priest instead.

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

6. When the concentration camps first began, what was their purpose?
(a) They were temporary holding cells for Jews until they submitted to Hitler's rule.
(b) They were detention centers for political enemies.
(c) They were a place for Jews to live peacefully outside of Hitler rule.
(d) They were a place where Jews could start businesses and work together.

7. The Hitler Youth did not cause many parental complaints, particularly when?
(a) When Hitler made them march for hours at a time.
(b) When Hitler encouraged them to respect their elders.
(c) When Hitler assigned them to land service.
(d) When they served mass.

8. When the Allies landed at Normandy, who said they would finally have a chance to get at the elusive American enemy?
(a) Gert.
(b) Uncle Gustav.
(c) Afons' grandmother.
(d) Goebbels.

9. In Chapter 4, Alfons had his first doubts about what?
(a) His faith and going into the priesthood.
(b) Whether or not Germany should remove the Jews from the country.
(c) His loyalty to his family.
(d) His involvement in the Hitler Youth.

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

11. What was the Gymnasium?
(a) A highly respected position within the Hitler Youth.
(b) A Natzi training academy to which only 5% gained admittance.
(c) The highest track of German education to which only 6% gained admittance.
(d) A special association for those who achieved top honors in school.

12. The Soviet Forces pushed the Nazis deep into where?
(a) France.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Poland.
(d) The Ukraine.

13. Who sacrificed his life for a comrade?
(a) Sergeant Baum.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Gert.
(d) Meister.

14. The Nuremburg Party Congress was a week-long celebration of what?
(a) The establishment of the Hitler Youth.
(b) The anniversary of Hitler's rise to power.
(c) Hitler's birthday.
(d) Germany's history and culture, symbolizing its regained sense of significance and strength in the world.

15. Which of the following was true about the children of Germany in the 1930s?
(a) They were not required to follow Hitler if they don't want to.
(b) They were eager to join the Hitler Youth, for its action and glamor.
(c) They hoped it would not be required that they join the Hitler Youth.
(d) They were scared of Hitler and the Hitler Youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a month passed, how did the men begin to feel?

2. Who attacked many of Germany's big cities?

3. At what age did basic training begin for membership in the army of the Third Reich?

4. What did Manfred invite Alfons to do?

5. When Alfons said goodbye to Frau Ermann, how did she respond to him?

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