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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Inferno.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Johann Gorges' nickname, Moische Borak, mean?
(a) Ugly man.
(b) Stonewall faced.
(c) Beetroot face.
(d) Evil one.

2. What was the prisoners' nickname for Hoss?
(a) Blind man.
(b) Cyclops.
(c) One-eyed Jack.
(d) Evil eye.

3. Where did the inmates get a supply of dynamite from?
(a) Near the pit excavation sites.
(b) From dead Russian soldiers.
(c) The SS security closets.
(d) The Union munitions factory.

4. 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 light the way for the truck.
(b) To help them at their destination.
(c) To make sure the weary prisoners did not escape in the night.
(d) To be assured that no corpses fell out of the truck.

5. Why did the Sonderkommandos have their own hospital?
(a) They were the elite prisoners.
(b) To show the men some kindness.
(c) They tended to get sicker than the rest.
(d) To treat the men in isolation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the prisoners bribe Voss?

2. What did Filip do to quench his thirst on Sunday afternoon?

3. What is the name of the town that Filip Muller is from?

4. What did Filip do in order to get his father put on the bricklayers' team?

5. What was "Canada" in the camp?

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