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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jagerstatter tell the court official in response to their pleas?
(a) He accepted the fine.
(b) He refused their offer.
(c) He refused to have a new lawyer.
(d) To pray for him.

2. Where did Jagerstatter promise his children to meet them?
(a) On earth or heaven.
(b) In heaven.
(c) In Berlin.
(d) At home.

3. When was Jagerstatter moved last before his death?
(a) May 14, 1943.
(b) July 14, 1943.
(c) July 29, 1944.
(d) July 3, 1943.

4. Who was assigned to defend Jagerstatter in military court?
(a) F.L. Muntenberg.
(b) F.L. Feldmann.
(c) F.L. Reichmann.
(d) F.L. Mayer.

5. When did Jagerstatter appear in court for his trial?
(a) July 19, 1943.
(b) July 1, 1945.
(c) July 6, 1943.
(d) July 17, 1943.

6. Why wasn't rejecting the Nazi Party an automatic death sentence?
(a) There were loopholes in the law.
(b) The judges were easily bribed.
(c) The Nazis were trying to win opposition over.
(d) The firing squads were not sharp shooters.

7. When was Jagerstatter allowed to write letters in his Berlin prison?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a day.

8. Who did Jagerstatter's lawyer ask for help in convincing Jagerstatter to change his mind?
(a) The prison's chaplain.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His wife.
(d) The judge.

9. What did Jagerstatter urge his wife and children to do?
(a) To send him money.
(b) Pray for his captors.
(c) Not to forget him.
(d) To try to break him free.

10. Where was the train in Jagerstatter's dreams heading for?
(a) Hell.
(b) Oblivion.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Berlin.

11. What reason did the prison chaplain give to Jagerstatter to try to convince him to accept a position in the millitary?
(a) That men like him would be needed after the Nazi regime falls.
(b) That his family would need him after the war.
(c) That his mother would die if he was go go to war.
(d) That his family would be persecuted if he was to go through with it.

12. What does Zahn say might have been detrimental to his research?
(a) Talking to Jagerstatter's wife.
(b) Articles in the local newspapers.
(c) Being Catholic.
(d) Being American.

13. What did both Mrs. Jagerstatter and the priest in Jagerstatter 's village say Jagerstatter would have fought for?
(a) God.
(b) His family.
(c) The Nazi occupation.
(d) Communism.

14. What did most of the village do after the Jagerstatter's arrest, according to his wife?
(a) They supported her.
(b) They joined the army.
(c) They joined the resistance.
(d) They tried to avoid her.

15. What did Jagerstatter's wife say he was trying to do for his cousin?
(a) Get his cousin a job at the prison.
(b) Get his cousin to join the army.
(c) Get his cousin back to the Catholic faith.
(d) Get his cousin to follow him to Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tribunal tell Jagerstatter at the start of his trial?

2. Where did Jagerstatter's party stop on their way to Berlin?

3. What did some people try to do publicly?

4. What types of weapons did Jagerstatter prophesy?

5. What did Jagerstatter believe would happen if he accepted to serve in the military?

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