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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. What happened to the Sonderkommando who told a woman in the crowd they were all to be exterminated?
(a) He was put into the general population.
(b) He was burned alive in front of the others.
(c) He was shot to death.
(d) He was gassed with the crowd.

2. What was one of Vacek's commands to the lined-up prisoners in the yard of Block 11?
(a) "Forward march!"
(b) "Attention!"
(c) "Caps off!"
(d) "Silence now!"

3. Who was Schlage?
(a) A Nazi General about to arrive.
(b) A prisoner who escaped.
(c) An SS officer watching Vacek.
(d) A relative of Vacek's.

4. How many times had the prisoners already repeated Vacek's same command at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Twice.
(b) 30 times.
(c) 120 times.
(d) 100 times.

5. What did a Block Senior receive as a reward for making prisoners keep the block clean?
(a) No beatings.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) An extra portion of soup.
(d) A reprieve from death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the green triangle on the uniform of the block clerk, Vacek, signify?

2. Who caught Muller at the cauldron of tea?

3. Where was it most difficult for a prisoner to go?

4. What was a bum-boy?

5. Who was the man muttering to himself in the ranks next to Muller?

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