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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 drew Filip near the people of the Family Camp as they were in the changing room?
(a) A common language, religion and culture.
(b) It was his job to be there.
(c) To warn them one more time.
(d) His anger at them.

2. What was an SS-Oberaufseherin?
(a) Platoon sergeant.
(b) Head wardress.
(c) Working team.
(d) First lieutenant.

3. What was the name for a prisoner entrusted with special duties by the SS?
(a) Scharfuhrer.
(b) Funktionshaftling.
(c) Kapo.
(d) Oberaufseherin.

4. What did the so-called representative of the Foreign Ministry tell the crowd they could not leave without?
(a) A certificate of disinfection.
(b) A haircut.
(c) A letter of introduction.
(d) Their clean clothing.

5. What plan did the Sonderkommandos devise to save themselves?
(a) Bribe every SS man that they knew would help them out.
(b) Inform the next Polish transport of their imminent death.
(c) Escape in the middle of the night.
(d) Build an underground tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the green triangle on the uniform of the block clerk, Vacek, signify?

2. As Filip considered what his life would be like if he survived the war, he thought of running into the FS men. Who were they?

3. How many blankets did a prisoner in the block receive?

4. What happened to the people who attempted to escape the Polish ghettos?

5. Where did one of Filip's team find a hand grenade?

(see the answer key)

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