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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5- The Campaign in the West.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were the Germans met in the Sudetenland?
(a) With flowers.
(b) With suspicion.
(c) With token hostile resistance.
(d) As occupying foreigners.

2. Where did Guderian see and drive his first tank?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Sweden.
(c) England.
(d) Austria.

3. What did General von Kleist order, causing Guderian to threaten to resign?
(a) Guderian must retreat.
(b) Guderian must use tanks only in a support role.
(c) Guderian must give up his command.
(d) Guderian must halt his advance.

4. What was the first major action taken by Guderian against Brest-Litovosk?
(a) A force of armored vehicles scouted its defenses.
(b) SS infantry infiltrated the city at night.
(c) An armored column penetrated the outer defenses of the city.
(d) A motorized division stormed the city, but was repulsed.

5. What was one difficulty that Guderian's forces encountered during the march into Austria?
(a) They had difficulty clearing minefields.
(b) They encountered resistance from partisans.
(c) They were forced to refuel at Austrian gas stations.
(d) The experimental tanks often broke down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river was Brest-Litovsk located on?

2. Germany's first experimental medium tanks had guns with what diameter of bore?

3. After the occupation of the Sudetenland, tension with which major nation grew?

4. Guderian suggested a plan for the Western campaign that had what characteristic?

5. What achievement was Hitler astonished to discover when he visited the troops in Poland?

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