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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the concentration camps first began, what was their purpose?
(a) They were temporary holding cells for Jews until they submitted to Hitler's rule.
(b) They were a place where Jews could start businesses and work together.
(c) They were a place for Jews to live peacefully outside of Hitler rule.
(d) They were detention centers for political enemies.

2. In 1770, where did Alfons's family emigrate from?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Austria.

3. Which of the following was true about the children of Germany in the 1930s?
(a) They hoped it would not be required that they join the Hitler Youth.
(b) They were not required to follow Hitler if they don't want to.
(c) They were scared of Hitler and the Hitler Youth.
(d) They were eager to join the Hitler Youth, for its action and glamor.

4. Which is a reason why the Nazis were successful at demonizing the Jews?
(a) The German Jews were not Catholic.
(b) Hitler claimed they were a threat to the Germans and would eventually rule the country if they were not stopped.
(c) Hitler declared that the Jews were evil.
(d) Hitler was able to tie the threat of communist revolution to the Jewish race.

5. What did Herr Becker claim as the reason for Kristallnacht?
(a) Punishment for people who did not respect Hitler.
(b) Spontaneous action against the Jews for the murder of a German diplomat.
(c) German Jews should not have been allowed to own businesses.
(d) The police were making an effort to protect all Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Nuremburg Party Congress was a week-long celebration of what?

2. Where was Alfons Heck born?

3. Alfons usually served mass while wearing what?

4. What other name did Alfons reference for the National Socialist German Workers Party Congress?

5. What was one complaint of Catholic parents with regard to the Hitler Youth?

(see the answer key)

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