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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Tragedy of the Family Camp.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the technique thought up by the Kommandofuhrers and known as "express work" originally used?
(a) To burn bodies more quickly.
(b) It was done on the fastest train running.
(c) To cut down on the men needed for the work.
(d) To save coke.

2. When one of the Sonderkommandos told a woman he recognized that she was about to be gassed to death, what did she do?
(a) Committed suicide.
(b) Disfigured herself with her nails and foamed at the mouth.
(c) Calmly agreed to spread the word.
(d) Cried silently.

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

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

5. What was eventually done with the two groups witnessing and helping with the gassing of prisoners in Chapter 2?
(a) They were further separated into three groups.
(b) They were killed and replaced.
(c) They were put together as a crematorium working party.
(d) They were caught joking about the process.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Filip do to quench his thirst on Sunday afternoon?

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

3. Why did Filip assume that a car with its headlamps on was driving behind the truck with the prisoners and the corpses?

4. Why did Fischl get so upset with the other prisoners while he recited the Kaddish?

5. Where was it most difficult for a prisoner to go?

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