1. Germany
   Austria
2. Belgium

Adolf was born in 1889 and raised in Austria. He was one of six children born to a couple named Alois and Klara.

1. take up firefighting
   become an artist
2. rule the world

Hitler wanted to be an artist, a fact that made his father roll his eyes. To stamp out his son's impractical dreams, Alois sent Hitler away to another school.

1. became a terrorist
   became a hippie
2. became a recluse

He painted on his own time, drifted around and wound up homeless at times. He was living life on his terms … kind of like a hippie.

1. Paris
   Vienna
2. Berlin

The young man wandered around Vienna, meeting many of the locals and absorbing a wave of hatred towards Jews and immigrants. The concepts took root in Hitler's mind, and he became more politically active.

1. escaped to Spain
   enlisted in the army
2. hid underground with his hippie friends

At the time, he was in Munich and then decided to enlist in the Bavarian army, even though he was Austrian. He was allowed to join, probably because of a mistake by German authorities.

1. true
2. false

He spent a good chunk of his time out of combat zones but was eventually sent to the front, where he was wounded. He received medals for his bravery and conduct in battle.

1. became a weapons specialist
   became a spy
2. climbed the ranks

He was directed to spy on local political activists in the German Workers' Party (and to influence their ideas and behavior). But instead, the opposite happened. Hitler was drawn to their anti-Jewish, pro-German rhetoric and became involved with the group.

1. needed volunteers to start a protest
   a revolution had begun
2. were buying rounds for everyone

Hitler gathered up a group of anti-government men and declared that a revolution had begun. They managed to temporarily capture a couple of local facilities but the "uprising" was immediately put down and Hitler was jailed.

1. "The Eagle Soars"
   "For Freedom"
2. "My Struggle"

Feeling like a political exile, he wrote "Mein Kampf," which means "My Struggle." The book lays a foundation for his anti-Semitism and ideas for German expansionism. Also, you know, genocide.

1. wanted to build baby factories
   liked the idea of eugenics
2. felt Germans needed more space

Germans, he thought, had lost too much territory over the centuries and needed "Lebensraum," or living space. The only way to get it? Take it from your neighbors.

1. homosexual
   Jewish
2. subhuman

Hitler's policies were designed to ostracize anyone that didn't fit his idea of a solid German citizen. They were Untermensch, or subhuman, which included anyone with disabilities, different skin color, and so on. Anyone could ultimately be labeled as Untermensch.

1. was immediately treated like a hero
   his influence was exploding
2. his influence was dwindling

Germany's economic situation was improving, a fact that made it harder for Hitler's extreme views to gain momentum. For a few years, he lurked in the political shadows.

1. World War II
   Great Depression
2. the assassination of a German minister

At the end of the 1920s, the Great Depression began its slow, inexorable march around the world. The crushing poverty affected everyone, opening the door to more insensible political ideas that sought scapegoats for suffering.

1. true
2. false

It's true, not only did Hitler take up the party's banner figuratively, he even designed the banner itself. This bit of graphic design would ultimately become one of the most nightmarish symbols in human history.

1. was deemed ineligible due to his citizenship status
   lost
2. won

It took him years to obtain German citizenship, but once he did, Adolf ran for president and then lost to Paul von Hindenburg. But Hitler's excellent performance in the election endeared him to much of the population.

1. brought him on as a political advisor
   gave him a post in the government
2. exiled him

In hindsight, it's one of the most forehead-slapping moments in political history. Hindenburg made Hitler a chancellor in the government. Adolf used his political wiles and legislative maneuvering to give himself more and more power.

1. Germany's stock market crashed
   Hitler started another coup
2. Hindenburg died

Hindenburg blew it again, although not intentionally. He died in 1934. Thanks to the laws that Hitler had craftily passed, government power moved directly into Adolf's hands … and he intended to use it.

1. through laws
   by playing dumb
2. threatened everyone with violence

Who needs guns when you can simply manipulate lawmakers? Hitler used the legislative process to add legitimacy to his actions. By the time people got wise to his antics, it was too late. He was the most powerful man in Germany.

1. Austria
   Poland
2. France

On September 1, 1939, the Nazi army invaded Poland. It was the beginning of World War II.

1. immediately told Hitler to stop
   prepared to attack Germany
2. did nothing

Hitler manipulated Stalin into doing nothing. Stalin, of course, didn't realize that Hitler eventually planned to attack and capture the U.S.S.R., too.

1. true
2. false

He didn’t consume alcohol in public. He wanted a shiny, spotless image. But during the war, he consumed copious amounts of drugs, from barbituates to cocaine to amphetamines. Perhaps the drugs helped quell what little empathy he had.

1. London
   Paris
2. Madrid

The Nazis struck hard and fast and eventually captured Paris, an iconic European city. This victory further cemented Hitler's power in Germany and gave him more rein to do whatever he wanted.

1. at least 5.5 million
   at least 19 million
2. at least 22 million

Hitler's policies systematically murdered at least 5.5 million people, from Jews to the disabled, to whoever looked the wrong way at Nazi soldiers.

1. true
2. false

Hitler was cool with killing human beings but reportedly struggled with the idea of slaughtering animals. He had a long period of vegetarianism.

1. a few weeks
   a few months
2. less than a year

Hitler was so delusional that he thought Russia -- a country with a comparatively huge population -- would give up the fight in just a few weeks. The Soviets instead put up a valiant fight and ground the Nazi advance to a halt.

1. at least 18 million
   at least 29 million
2. at least 39 million

At least 29 million soldiers and civilians died in Europe alone. The deaths traumatized generations and skewed population demographics in ways that are still apparent today.

1. true
2. false

Hitler was almost certainly heterosexual and his personality was clearly engaging to some women, at least two of whom killed themselves with regard to his charisma.

1. committed suicide
   got married
2. killed three generals

He married his girlfriend Eva Braun. The honeymoon, however, was rather brief.

1. crushed by bomb debris
   as killed by Allied soldiers
2. killed himself

Cornered in Berlin and surrounded by countless Allied soldiers, Hitler knew his deranged dream of German expansion was over. He and Eva committed suicide on April 30, 1945.

1. true
2. false

Nazi followers partially burned his body, but Soviet soldiers found the remains and nabbed them. The parts were moved several times but in the end, they were burned a second time, and this time, for good.