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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 lie did Goring tell Hitler about the troops in Stalingrad?

2. What was the operation called to take back Sevastopol?

3. What did Hitler call the Crimean region?

4. Who penetrated the armies south of Stalingrad?

5. What happened when Hitler manipulated the OKW?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was debated in the summer of 1943?

2. What conditions made fighting in Crimea difficult?

3. What was Operation Citadel?

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

5. What was the town ok Kursk in Manstein's eyes?

6. How did the Soviets cross the Don River during the winter?

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

8. What complaint did Manstein have about the troops that were covering him at Stalingrad?

9. What did Manstein warn Zeitzler about?

10. What made it impossible for Manstein to properly attack Leningrad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which person from this book did you relate with the most? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Nagel was an upbeat man. How did this major feature about him affect the people around him? What were people's first impressions of him and how does this affect Nagel's capacity to lead? Make sure you support your answers with examples from the text.

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