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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 rank of a Rottenfuhrer?
(a) Lance Corporal.
(b) Sergeant Major.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Captain.

2. When hundred of prisoners were beaten and ordered to undress in the yard, what did Fischl do?
(a) Prayed.
(b) Objected.
(c) Cursed.
(d) Cried loudly.

3. What did Filip and the others throw on top of the mountain of bodies in the pit?
(a) Chlorinated lime.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Dirty snow.
(d) The clothes of the dead.

4. What happened to the women in Block 10 at Auschwitz?
(a) They were sterilized.
(b) They were raped.
(c) They were left to die.
(d) They were treated fairly well.

5. What was compulsory on a Sunday afternoon?
(a) A rest.
(b) A long hike for exercise.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Pledges to the fuhrer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Filip and the others as they were driven past the town of Auschwitz with the corpses?

2. What was the only Polish word that Aumeier learned in order to make himself understood by his victims?

3. What was the name of Filip's bunk mate in Chapter 1?

4. What did Vacek order to be done with the tea that the prisoners were to drink?

5. How long did it take a prisoner's body to burn in the oven?

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