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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. What was Professor Wilhelm Pfannenstiel's job at Belzec?

2. What skills did Eichmann bring to the "final solution"?

3. What was Mentz's nickname?

4. How many children were left after the first round of executions?

5. How many Jews were killed per day at the start of the Belzec operation according to "SS-Untersturmführer Josef Oberhauser on the early days at Belzec"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Kretschmer enthusiastic about?

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

4. What work detail did Rudolf Hoss lead?

5. What happened to the children at Byelaya Tserkov after the execution of their parents?

6. What did Grabnar order Hans Stark to do, according to "Food in the officer's mess excellent - Auschwitz"?

7. During what period did the documents of "Their soldierly conduct is exemplary" come from?

8. How did Belzec's killing operation run prior to August 1942, according to "The Wansee Conference decisions implemented"?

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

10. What happened to non-Jewish citizens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the difference between unsanctioned and sanctioned mass murder in the eyes of the Nazis.

Essay Topic 2

What was the massacre at Byelaya Tserkov, and what concerns were raised regarding the imprisonment and execution?

Essay Topic 3

What was the role of prisoners of war in Germany during the war, and how important was the manpower it provided for the war effort?

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