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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Into the Crematorium.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the only Polish word that Aumeier learned in order to make himself understood by his victims?
(a) Kota (cat).
(b) Psa (dog).
(c) Szybko (faster).
(d) Ide (go).

2. What did the green triangle on the uniform of the block clerk, Vacek, signify?
(a) He was a former professional criminal.
(b) He was a former Christian who converted to Judaism.
(c) He was a German soldier.
(d) He was Jewish.

3. Why did Filip assume that a car with its headlamps on was driving behind the truck with the prisoners and the corpses?
(a) To help them at their destination.
(b) To be assured that no corpses fell out of the truck.
(c) To make sure the weary prisoners did not escape in the night.
(d) To help light the way for the truck.

4. Where were Filip and Maurice taken after being caught at the tea vats?
(a) Opposite the blockfuhrer's room.
(b) Near the gallows area.
(c) To Vacek's office.
(d) To the tower with Schlage.

5. What happened to Filip and the others as they were driven past the town of Auschwitz with the corpses?
(a) They fell off the truck.
(b) They were pinned down by the corpses' movement.
(c) They were given more bread by the driver.
(d) They began to have severe panic attacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When hundred of prisoners were beaten and ordered to undress in the yard, what did Fischl do?

2. What was Sonderbehandlung?

3. What was one of Vacek's commands to the lined-up prisoners in the yard of Block 11?

4. What was an Unterscharfuhrer?

5. What was the name for a prisoner entrusted with special duties by the SS?

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