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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: “The Mission,” Chapters 5 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shrivenham is described in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8 as a small rural village about halfway between London and what city?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Leeds.
(d) Canterbury.

2. Who was the associate director of Harvard's Fogg Art Museum that developed a presentation which examined the imminent danger of the loss or destruction of valuable art across Europe with the spread of Nazi power, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 3?
(a) Rose Valland.
(b) Sheldon Keck.
(c) Paul Sachs.
(d) Lamont Moore.

3. Around what year did Seligmann’s descendants choose the surname Ettlinger?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1750.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1900.

4. When was the city of Karlsruhe, Germany, established?
(a) 1715.
(b) 1645.
(c) 1598.
(d) 1802.

5. It was March of what year when the Germans annexed Austria?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who founded the city of Karlsruhe, Germany?

2. What Austrian city did Hitler intend to redevelop into his own version of Florence, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 2?

3. Who had issued an executive order stating that important artistic and historical sites were not to be bombed in one of his last acts before leaving Italy, prior to the bombing of the abbey at Monte Cassino?

4. Where did George Stout report for naval duty in January of 1943, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 6?

5. In what year was Harry Ettlinger “banned from the local sports association,” according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 1?

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