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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, No Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the ultimate fate of the prisoners that Vacek pulled out of the ranks?
(a) They were sent to the gas chamber.
(b) They were shot on the spot.
(c) They were fed to increase their strength.
(d) They were beaten to death with truncheons.

2. How many blankets did a prisoner in the block receive?
(a) One blanket was shared by two prisoners.
(b) One and an extra if it was very cold.
(c) None.
(d) One blanket.

3. What was one of Vacek's commands to the lined-up prisoners in the yard of Block 11?
(a) "Silence now!"
(b) "Attention!"
(c) "Caps off!"
(d) "Forward march!"

4. Who was Vacek's second victim to be pulled out of the ranks?
(a) A man with thick eyeglasses.
(b) A half-blind singer.
(c) A man whose cap did not fit.
(d) A deaf tailor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a Kapo?

2. What happened to the women in Block 10 at Auschwitz?

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

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

5. What was a blockfuhrer?

(see the answer key)

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