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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurred for Alfons, Gert, and Rabbit together?
(a) They were deployed in the war.
(b) They became very ill.
(c) They were promoted.
(d) They were placed on the same flight team.

2. After a month passed, how did the men begin to feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Ill.
(c) Homesick.
(d) Bored.

3. Which of the following was true about the Hitler Youth?
(a) They were not allowed to participate in the Nuremburg Party Congress.
(b) They were the most fanatical Nazi organization.
(c) They were not eager to hear Hitler speak at the Nuremburg Party Congress.
(d) They were frightened by Hitler and unsure of his rule over Germany.

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

5. Who received the aeronaut's certificate?
(a) Alfons.
(b) Sergeant Baum.
(c) Gert.
(d) Rabbit.

6. In the 1930s, what were the children of Germany conditioned to believe?
(a) The Jews did not kill Jesus.
(b) The German Jews were superior.
(c) The Germanic-Nordic race was superior.
(d) Discrimination was wrong.

7. What happened to Alfons as a result of a poor training flight?
(a) He was quickly promoted to C rank.
(b) He was sent home.
(c) He was suspended from flight duty for 4 months.
(d) He was suspended from flight duty for 4 days.

8. Which city was attacked four nights in a row, killing a rumored 50,000 people?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Wittlich.
(c) Ruhr.
(d) Cologne.

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

10. Which of the following is not a memory Alfons holds from his childhood?
(a) His parents moved away to a large city in Germany's industrial heartland.
(b) His parents died.
(c) His teacher deliberately discriminated against the Jews in the classroom.
(d) Nazi troops wearing brown shirts marched through the town of Wittlich.

11. Which of the following statements about Roman Follman is true?
(a) He and Alfons disliked one another.
(b) He and Alfons were the same age and quickly became friends.
(c) He and Alfons didn't have anything in common.
(d) He was not a leader in the Hitler Youth.

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

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

14. In the winter of 1943, what was the condition of Germany?
(a) Fewer men were being called up to fight.
(b) The country had never been more prosperous.
(c) The people felt encouraged.
(d) The country was growing poorer.

15. Which of the following statements best describes Alfons's leadership over his unit?
(a) The men in his unit matured slowly under his leadership.
(b) He loved the feeling of power, and he became a tough leader.
(c) He didn't expect the men to follow his orders 100% of the time.
(d) He was patient and understanding, because his men were young.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Alfons when he passed the exam to become an officer cadet of the Luftwaffe?

2. By 1944, which of the following statements was true about Germany's point of view during the War?

3. By whom was Alfons primarily raised?

4. At the end of the 1938 Nuremburg Party Congress, Hitler delivered a speech that had what outcome?

5. For Alfons, the Hitler Youth rallies of the summer were a nice break from what activity?

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