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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13- Leading Personalities of the Third Reich.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Guderian have difficulty in gaining what he sought while on inactive service?
(a) Hitler's totalitarian dictatorship.
(b) Von Kluge's influence in the General Staff.
(c) His lack of noble breeding.
(d) His lack of political connections.

2. What was Guderian's father's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Politician.
(d) Military officer.

3. The Shlieffen Plan proposed an advance that was strongest where?
(a) The defended rivers.
(b) The center.
(c) The right flank.
(d) The left flank.

4. Guderian described Hitler as being prone to panic in what situations?
(a) After an offensive failed.
(b) When his forces were outnumbered.
(c) When his advisers turned against him.
(d) When things began to go wrong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What French Channel port was attacked by Guderian first?

2. Why did Hitler feel it was reasonable to occupy the Sudetenland?

3. The Sudetenland was located within what nation?

4. What did Guderian convince Himmler to do?

5. What does Guderian thank Hitler for after the incorporation of the Sudetenmand into Germany?

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