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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. Who did the SS men believe to be responsible for the fire in the crematorium's chimney?
(a) Vacek.
(b) Three prisoners who had refused to work anymore.
(c) Stark.
(d) Filip and Maurice.

2. Why were the prisoners who were forced to participate in the preparations for the exterminations separated into two groups at first?
(a) To prevent detailed knowledge of the methods being used.
(b) To give them intimate knowledge of the methods being used.
(c) To separate men from women.
(d) In case some of them died.

3. What did Vacek force the prisoners to do that he had pulled out of the ranks?
(a) Run, following commands, or get beaten.
(b) Crawl to the infirmary.
(c) The work of the other prisoners.
(d) 100 push ups.

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

5. What was the quarrel between Mietek and Fischl over?
(a) Who should be Kapo.
(b) Whether prayers could be said.
(c) The food rations.
(d) Who worked the hardest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the emblem on the side of the truck that took the men back and forth to the mass grave?

2. Why did a prisoner approach Schlage as Schlage looked over the ranks of men?

3. What rank was Hauptsternfuhrer Hans Aumeier?

4. What gave Filip some solace as his father's remains were burned in the crematorium?

5. What did the SS men give Filip and the others before they boarded the truck holding the dead?

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