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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Belgium hard to attack?
(a) It was mountainous terrain.
(b) It was heavily wooded.
(c) It had many rivers.
(d) It was heavily guarded.

2. What did Manstein say Poland was very vulnerable to?
(a) Encirclement.
(b) Flanking.
(c) Entrapment.
(d) Evacuation.

3. How many prisoners were captured in Radom?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 50,000.

4. What group did Hitler's advisers work for?
(a) The O.K.W.
(b) The Luftwaffe.
(c) The O.K.H.
(d) The G.B.G.

5. What was Operation Sea Lion targeting?
(a) Britain.
(b) Poland.
(c) Austria.
(d) France.

6. Why was Hitler angry with General Beck?
(a) He was weak in his training maneuvers.
(b) He opposed the plan to overtake Austria.
(c) He was caught speaking ill of the Army.
(d) He was late in reporting figures.

7. What power was taken away from the O.K.H.?
(a) The power of training.
(b) The power of decision.
(c) The power of recruiting.
(d) The power of marching.

8. Who did Manstein go bathing with?
(a) A lover.
(b) His company.
(c) His family.
(d) Hitler.

9. What kind of pact did Germany sign with the Soviet Union?
(a) A non-aggression pact.
(b) A peace treaty.
(c) All of these.
(d) A need-to-know agreement.

10. What advantage did Germany have over Poland?
(a) Land locked advantage.
(b) Better equipment.
(c) Sea forces.
(d) Professional plans.

11. What Army division attacked Cracow?
(a) 18th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 14th.

12. What was the one drawback to the success of the attack on the West?
(a) A stronghold in Austria was lost.
(b) Some Brittish troops were evacuated.
(c) Hitler was denounced as the true leader.
(d) Many Panzers were broken beyond repair.

13. What Army did Reichenau lead?
(a) 8th Army.
(b) 14th Army.
(c) 5th Army.
(d) 10th Army.

14. What backed up the German tanks?
(a) The Luftwaffe.
(b) The Soviet Union.
(c) The 10th division.
(d) The militia.

15. What battle did Reichenau lead?
(a) The battle of Bzura.
(b) The battle of Botria.
(c) The battle of Bindlinton.
(d) The battle of Bentley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitler demand return to Poland?

2. How did Manstein describe General Brauchitsch?

3. What made it impossible for Germany to have peace with England at first?

4. What did Manstein call the debate in Poland before it was occupied?

5. How did Manstein feel while bathing?

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