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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gauleiter ask Himmler in "Gauleiter Greiser to Himmler, 19 March 1943"?
(a) Authorization to kill more Jews.
(b) Authorization to take an extended leave with some of his men.
(c) Authorization to retire.
(d) Authorization to take over the killing program in Warsaw.

2. When was Dr. Kremer put to trial?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1947.

3. Where did Hoss lead work details that exhumed corpses from mass graves?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Kulmhof.
(d) Treblinka.

4. What was the position of the man who said "I only took part in the murder of some three million people out of consideration for my family"?
(a) Head of chemical production.
(b) Head of war department.
(c) Head of the political department.
(d) Head of transportation.

5. Where were the Jewish children held after the execution of their parents?
(a) A building in the forest.
(b) A building near a ravine.
(c) A building on the outskirts of the village.
(d) A building inside the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people did Mentz remember killing?

2. Why wasn't Taubner prosecuted for crimes against humanity after the war?

3. What was Taubner's hobby while stationed in German occupied areas?

4. What period did the letters in 'Letters by Gendarmerie Chief Fritz Jacob" cover?

5. What was Kurt Möbius sentenced to after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author recall about escorting one of the children of Byelaya Tserkov to his death?

2. What defense did Mobius try to use during his trial after the War?

3. What did Kremer begin to pursue a few weeks after arriving at Auschwitz?

4. What happened in Taubner's military service?

5. What was the Byelaya Tserkov, and what began in August of 1941, according to "In the interest of maintaining military discipline"?

6. What was Kretschmer enthusiastic about?

7. What was the substantial sum of cash sent by Gauleiter Greiser meant for?

8. Why did Taubner's time in a German prison benefit him?

9. Who was Fritz Jacob, and how did he describe the Jews?

10. What work detail did Rudolf Hoss lead?

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