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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The New Death Factories.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was "Canada" in the camp?
(a) The area where the SS men ate their meals.
(b) Where belongings of Jews were stored.
(c) An uncompleted camp where prisoners had no clothing.
(d) The coldest section of the camp.

2. What gave Filip some solace as his father's remains were burned in the crematorium?
(a) He knew that he had helped him all he could.
(b) His father did not suffer.
(c) A teammate recited Kaddish.
(d) His father has gone to a better place.

3. What was Auschwitz fashion?
(a) Wearing striped suits.
(b) Imitating the SS through dress.
(c) Having a shaved head to avoid lice.
(d) A coat with pockets for "organizing".

4. What happened to the people who attempted to escape the Polish ghettos?
(a) They were caught by police dogs and executed.
(b) They were murdered in their hiding places.
(c) They were often forgetten and starved to death.
(d) Many of them made it to freedom.

5. Why was Filip sent to Birkenau in October of 1942?
(a) To join the Sonderkommando there.
(b) To move up in the ranks of his job.
(c) To bring chlorinated lime for the corpses.
(d) To help with the burning of corpses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the inscription on the camp gate?

2. What was the midday meal for prisoners?

3. What did Filip imagine might be done to him if they tied his hands behind his back?

4. Where did Stark bring Maurice and Filip after they were caught stealing tea?

5. What did Vacek do to the prisoner who was mumbling next to Muller?

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