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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The New Death Factories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the doctor in charge of the Sonderkommando hospital in Birkenau?
(a) Dr. Serge.
(b) Dr. Jacques Pach.
(c) Dr. Jean Langer.
(d) Dr. Daniel Obstbaum.

2. What did Filip do in order to get his father put on the bricklayers' team?
(a) Pleaded with Mietek.
(b) Bribed the Kapo.
(c) Smuggled him in.
(d) Spoke to Obersturmfuhrer Weber.

3. What was the only Polish word that Aumeier learned in order to make himself understood by his victims?
(a) Psa (dog).
(b) Kota (cat).
(c) Szybko (faster).
(d) Ide (go).

4. What did the green triangle on the uniform of the block clerk, Vacek, signify?
(a) He was Jewish.
(b) He was a former Christian who converted to Judaism.
(c) He was a former professional criminal.
(d) He was a German soldier.

5. What was compulsory on a Sunday afternoon?
(a) A long hike for exercise.
(b) Pledges to the fuhrer.
(c) Prayer.
(d) A rest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Vacek's first victim's handicap?

2. How long did Filip live in Block 11 in Auschwitz before being sent to Birkenau?

3. What did Filip and the others throw on top of the mountain of bodies in the pit?

4. Who pretended to be a representative of the Foreign Ministry to a crowd of people about to be gassed to death?

5. How was the crowd treated by the "representative of the Foreign Ministry"?

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