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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hitler perceive the Hitler Youth?
(a) He didn't think he would need them eventually.
(b) He believed they should be treated as children, and not be expected to train for war.
(c) He felt they were a nuisance.
(d) He praised them and believed that one day they would rule the world.

2. Which of the following is not a memory Alfons holds from his childhood?
(a) Nazi troops wearing brown shirts marched through the town of Wittlich.
(b) His parents died.
(c) His teacher deliberately discriminated against the Jews in the classroom.
(d) His parents moved away to a large city in Germany's industrial heartland.

3. Why did many people who owned farms begin to love Hitler?
(a) They were generally very passive and obedient people.
(b) They began to prosper when Hitler restricted foreign food imports.
(c) They gave in to the pressure they felt from the Nazis.
(d) They were afraid Hitler would take away their land if they didn't support him.

4. The Hitler Youth did not cause many parental complaints, particularly when?
(a) When Hitler assigned them to land service.
(b) When they served mass.
(c) When Hitler made them march for hours at a time.
(d) When Hitler encouraged them to respect their elders.

5. Which of the following people were allowed to join the Jungvolk, the Hitler Youth's junior branch?
(a) Children under the age of six.
(b) Jewish children.
(c) Aryan children.
(d) Handicapped children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is a reason why the Nazis were successful at demonizing the Jews?

2. In 1770, where did Alfons's family emigrate from?

3. Which of the following statements about Hitler's stance on the Jews is false?

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

5. Which of the following is true about Alfons's family?

(see the answer key)

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