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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The carefree life of the Hitler Youth ended when?
(a) September 1, 1939 when Poland attacked Germany.
(b) September 1, 1939 when Hitler attacked Poland.
(c) September 1, 1939 when Hitler attacked Russia.
(d) September 1, 1940 when Hitler attacked Poland.

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

3. As the war began, the unease held by the German people disappeared with the success of what?
(a) The Blitzkrieg.
(b) The Hitler Youth.
(c) The Kristallnacht.
(d) The Gymnasium.

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

5. Alfons's childhood friend Heinz Ermann could not join the Hitler Youth. Later, what happened to Heinz's family?
(a) They were gassed at Auschwitz.
(b) They moved to the countryside.
(c) They chose to become followers of Hitler.
(d) They moved to a large city in Germany's industrial heartland, Oberhausen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurred on Kristallnacht?

2. Why did Alfons say his parents were impressed by Hitler?

3. How did Hitler perceive the Hitler Youth?

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

5. Where was Alfons Heck born?

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