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

2. In the 1930s, approximately how many German Jews were there?
(a) 500,000.
(b) One million.
(c) Six million.
(d) 100,000.

3. Why did Alfons say his parents were impressed by Hitler?
(a) He made them extremely wealthy.
(b) He influenced their son to want to be a Hitler Youth.
(c) His rule brought full employment and economic order.
(d) He was very inclusive, and treated all Germans equally.

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

5. Which of the following statements about the fanfare and drum platoon is false?
(a) They marched on Sunday mornings.
(b) They were awful musicians.
(c) They practiced intensely and regularly.
(d) Alfons was never involved in these activities.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way did Alfons's elementary school teacher, Herr Becker, deliberately discriminate against the Jews in his classroom?

2. Which of the following was true about the children of Germany in the 1930s?

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

4. At the end of the 1938 Nuremburg Party Congress, Hitler delivered a speech that had what outcome?

5. Which of the following is not a memory Alfons holds from his childhood?

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