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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapters 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer was detained in Mont Saint-Michel by American soldiers because he was suspected to be what?
(a) A Russian spy.
(b) A Spanish spy.
(c) A French spy.
(d) A German spy.

2. When is the letter dated that is from James Rorimer to his wife Katherine in the opening of Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 10?
(a) May 27, 1944.
(b) March 6, 1944.
(c) February 15, 1944.
(d) June 6, 1944.

3. The author states in the introduction to Part I: “The Mission” that the Monuments Men were a group of men and women from how many nations?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 21.
(d) 13.

4. What field refers to the technical art of preserving older or damaged works of art?
(a) Reiteration.
(b) Alteration.
(c) Conservation.
(d) Adulteration.

5. When did Allied forces bomb Monte Cassino, Italy and destroy the abbey there?
(a) September 7, 1944.
(b) March 18, 1945.
(c) April 16, 1943.
(d) February 15, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the letter addressed in Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 17 from George Stout on October 4, 1944?

2. Who was the director of the French National Museums that had the Louvre's works of art transported to the French countryside before Germany's invasion in 1940?

3. The view from La Gleize, Belgium, overlooks what forest?

4. When did the Battle of Hürtgen Forest take place?

5. During what years was Franklin D. Roosevelt in office as President of the U.S.?

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