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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 emblem on the side of the truck that took the men back and forth to the mass grave?
(a) The International Red Cross.
(b) A dove.
(c) The Nazi Swastika.
(d) A skull and crossbones.

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

3. Who was SS-Untersturmfuhrer Max Grabner?
(a) Top sergeant of the SS.
(b) Chief of the crematorium operations.
(c) Chief of the Gestapo's political department.
(d) Master of the main camp.

4. What was Vacek's first victim's handicap?
(a) He was partially deaf.
(b) He had a limp.
(c) He was missing his right leg.
(d) His right hand was paralyzed.

5. What did a Block Senior receive as a reward for making prisoners keep the block clean?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) An extra portion of soup.
(c) A reprieve from death.
(d) No beatings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the man muttering to himself in the ranks next to Muller?

2. What is the Polish name for the town the Germans called Auschwitz?

3. Who did the SS men believe to be responsible for the fire in the crematorium's chimney?

4. Who was Vacek's second victim to be pulled out of the ranks?

5. What did the statement, "he has gone to the wire" refer to?

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