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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5 describes events in North Africa at what time?

3. On what date did George Stout breathe “the first warm air of a British spring,” according to the author in the beginning of Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8?

4. When was the city of Karlsruhe, Germany, established?

5. According to the author, Givet, Belgium was a replacement depot when Harry Ettlinger arrived there. What term did the men call this staging area for replacement troops?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Harry Ettlinger’s arrival in Europe described in Part III: “Germany,” Chapter 24? When did he arrive?

2. With whom did Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler work in his efforts at conservation in January of 1943, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 5?

3. How does the author describe Lieutenant George Stout in 1944 and before this point? What was Stout’s specialty in the art world?

4. Who founded the city of Karlsruhe, Germany? What was notable about the people who settled in this city?

5. Where were the central Monuments Men during the Battle of the Bulge? What work were they doing at this time?

6. Where were Captain Robert Posey and Captain Walker Hancock assigned after the victory of the Allies in Metz? What did they discover in these locations?

7. How did Adolf Hitler feel about the displays of artwork and architecture in Italy? Where had Hitler intended to develop his own art city?

8. Where was Hermann Göring’s art collection transported in March of 1945? Why?

9. What realization did Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer make regarding the locations of the most valuable works of art based on the information he gained from Rose Valland in 1945?

10. Who comprised the group known as the Monuments Men? How does the author characterize these individuals in his introduction to Part I: “The Mission”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of Aachen, Germany and the Palatine Chapel. When was Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen built? What happened to the other parts of the Palace? How was the Palatine Chapel impacted by the battles of World War II?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the biography and rise to power of Adolf Hitler. When and where was Hitler born? What was Hitler’s relationship to the art world? How did Hitler’s history as an aspiring art student influence his feelings about Jews, modern art, and the great art cities of Italy?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the figure of George Stout in The Monuments Men. How old was George Stout when he first became involved in conservation? How well accepted was Stout within the art world? What role did Stout play in the preservation of art during World War II?

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