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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: House Hunting in the Third Reich.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Messersmith know the new Ambassador had to have?
(a) Charm.
(b) A forceful character.
(c) A good poker face.
(d) A good grasp of the German situation.

2. When did American and German abuse start?
(a) After Hindenburg's election.
(b) At the end of WWI.
(c) When Hitler was made Chancellor.
(d) 3 years after Hitler took power.

3. How did George S. Messersmith feel in his campaign?
(a) Supported by the Ambassador.
(b) Supported by the Amrican public.
(c) Alone.
(d) Supported by the State Department.

4. What was Joseph Schachno's profession?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Physicist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Writer.

5. What did Konstantin Neurath think he could do?
(a) Criticize Hitler.
(b) Control Hitler and the Nazis.
(c) Leave Germany.
(d) Take over the presidency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school did Ernst Hanfstaengl attend?

2. Where was William E. Dodd employed?

3. What was Gleichschaltung's translation?

4. What feeling did William E. Dodd have towards Messersmith that was mutual?

5. What was the only thing that Hitler and his men understood, according to Messersmith?

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