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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The concentration camp at Buchenwald was liberated by the U.S. Third Army on what date?
(a) March 18, 1945.
(b) March 20, 1945.
(c) April 12, 1945.
(d) September 7, 1944.

2. Where was Albrecht Dürer born?
(a) Heilbronn, Germany.
(b) Nuremberg, Germany.
(c) Siegen, Germany.
(d) Trier, Germany.

3. Who was Martin Bormann’s secretary in the bunker with Hitler and thus privy to most communiqués in the Third Reich, according to the author in Part V: “The Aftermath,” Chapter 51?
(a) Christopher Isherwood.
(b) Heinrich Hoffman.
(c) Dr. Helmut von Hummel.
(d) Eberhard Mayerhoffer.

4. What does “semper fidelis” translate to in English?
(a) Always faithful.
(b) Lost remembrance.
(c) Duty before art.
(d) Tomorrow’s sorrows.

5. Who was the head of the Mineralogical Department of the Natural History Museum, Vienna that supposedly sent a message alerting Major Pearson to the hidden treasures at Altaussee?
(a) Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner.
(b) Dr. Hermann Michel.
(c) Dr. Emmerich Pöchmüller.
(d) Albrecht Gaiswinkler.

6. When did Frederick William I die?
(a) 1640.
(b) 1725.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1740.

7. Before World War II, what had been the population of Cologne, Germany?
(a) Almost 100,000.
(b) Almost 300,000.
(c) Almost 800,000.
(d) Almost 250,000.

8. What decade was it when Ernst Kubin located the source material to determine what really happened at Altaussee?
(a) The 1980s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1950s.

9. The city name of Salzburg translates from German to English to mean what?
(a) Salt Castle.
(b) Sand Castle.
(c) Tall Castle.
(d) White Castle.

10. Albert Speer was what official party member number of the Nazi Party?
(a) 474,481.
(b) 11,214.
(c) 21,654.
(d) 125,213.

11. Who painted St. Paul in Prison?
(a) Johannes Vermeer.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Albrecht Dürer.
(d) Rembrandt.

12. On what date did James Rorimer first arrive at the southern German town of Heilbronn?
(a) April 16, 1945.
(b) March 20, 1945.
(c) April 12, 1945.
(d) September 7, 1944.

13. Who received the French Legion of Honor on November 4, 1945?
(a) Major Ronald Edmund Balfour.
(b) Private First Class Richard Courtney.
(c) Captain Walker Hancock.
(d) Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer.

14. How old did Adolf Hitler turn on April 20, 1945?
(a) 49.
(b) 52.
(c) 65.
(d) 56.

15. Almost how many women and men had served in the multinational MFAA effort in WWII?
(a) 350.
(b) 500.
(c) 450.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What German term from Part IV: “The Void,” Chapter 38 refers to the downfall of the gods?

2. What was the name of Adolf Hitler’s personal assistant?

3. On what date did the Monuments Men arrive at the Third Army base in Trier, Germany, to assess the damage there after the fighting ended?

4. Who was the commander of the Third Infantry Division of the U.S. Seventh Army?

5. Where was the last known office of the former Paris Kunstschutz leader Count Wolff-Metternich said to be in March of 1945?

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