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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. How far from the highway was Jagerstatter's home town located?

2. What did Jagerstatter tell his wife not to do?

3. What does Zahn say about Jagerstatter's parents?

4. What was the Berlin Military Investigation Prison called?

5. What was the name of the priest that chose exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who probably influenced Jagerstatter's religious tendencies?

2. What did Zahn conclude that Jagerstatter's stance exemplified?

3. What framework does Zahn focus on in "The Martyr as Rebel: A Sociological Summary"?

4. What did Jagerstatter urge his wife to give up?

5. Who went to visit Jagerstatter with Fr. Furthauer?

6. What did Jagerstatter write prior to his imprisonment?

7. What does Zahn explain about Jagerstatter's mother and father?

8. What did Jagerstatter refuse from the government?

9. What was the first document Zahn states related to Jagerstatter's prison time?

10. What was a loophole avoided by medical personnel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the significance of the plebiscite and how it affected those in Austria.

Essay Topic 2

Examine why Gordon Charles Zahn chose to write on Franz Jagerstatter and compare the two men, focusing on their similarities.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Jagerstatter's reliance on priests and his bishop and why he sought assurance of his refusal to serve.

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