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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chap. 7- On Inactive Service; Chap. 8- The Development of the Armed Forces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Heinz Guderian born?
(a) 1095.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1888.

2. How long did Germany expect the invasion of Russia to take?
(a) 60 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 30 weeks.
(d) 12 weeks.

3. In 1928, Guderian was assigned to teach what military subject?
(a) Tank warfare.
(b) Blitzkrieg.
(c) Combined Arms.
(d) Trench warfare.

4. What military units were crucial in breaking through the northern part of the Maginot Line?
(a) Sappers.
(b) Dive-bombers.
(c) Heavy tanks.
(d) Motorized infantry.

5. What difficulty did Guderian face in attempting to cross the Narev River?
(a) Fierce Polish resistance.
(b) Intense artillery shelling.
(c) A shortage of bridging equipment.
(d) Minefields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vehicle was the Tiger?

2. What date was the offensive against Brest-Litovsk initiated?

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

4. What type of vehicle was the Panther?

5. When did the "Breakthrough to the Channel" begin?

(see the answer key)

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