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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Making of the Dictator.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ian Kershaw say the army provided Hitler with?
(a) A place to learn how to follow orders.
(b) Friendships.
(c) Single minded people.
(d) Guns.

2. What does Ian Kershaw say was vital to the success of Hitler as a public speaker?
(a) The death of Herst Joakin.
(b) World War I.
(c) The economical crisis.
(d) The political climate of the day.

3. Who did Hitler come to the attention of in Part 3 of "Discovering a Talent"?
(a) Captain Karl Mayr.
(b) Major Tomas Bundel.
(c) Colonel Hindenburg.
(d) General Heinst Grubber.

4. What author did Hitler enjoy reading as a child?
(a) Marx.
(b) Karl Erst.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Karl May.

5. What was Hitler's assignment in Part 2 of "Discovering a Talent"?
(a) Provide troops with alcohol.
(b) Provide troops with entertainment.
(c) Provide troops with educational material.
(d) Provide troops with food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the man accompany Hitler when he left Vienna?

2. What type of material did Hitler start buying at the end of "Drop-Out"?

3. What was the name of Hitler's Jewish customer mentioned in "Drop-Out"?

4. What did Hitler have by the time he got out of the army according to Part 4 of "Discovering a Talent"?

5. How many speakers were talking before Adolf Hitler at the meeting mentioned in "The Beerhall Agitator"?

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