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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Manstein say was Hitler's main weakness in battle?

2. How far did the Caucasus region stretch out from Rostov?

3. Where did Paulus demand to stay?

4. What did Manstein say about what was covering his forces at Stalingrad?

5. What Army Group did Manstein cut off at Rostov?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Paulus refuse to do at the behest of others?

2. Who was Gero, and how did he die?

3. What did Hitler keep trying to freeze during the movement in the Rostov region, and how did it work?

4. What did General Hoth accomplish at Rostov?

5. What lie did Goring tell Hitler about the Stalingrad troops?

6. What did Hitler do when Manstein successfully took Sevastopol?

7. What strange situation did Hitler cause by not trusting his Chiefs of Staff?

8. How did Manstein get Hitler to stop interfering with his plans for success in the Rostov Region?

9. Why did Manstein not join the conspirators against Hitler?

10. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Manstein's final words in the book and what did they imply? How did these words sum up the entire theme of the book?

Essay Topic 2

The tone changed frequently in this book. What were the major places where this change in tone came about, and what caused these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Jealousy was a pretty strong theme throughout the book. Where were some places that this theme appeared, and how did the people touched by it react?

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