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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters X through XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what was Dr. Lengyel accused when he was questioned by the S.S.?
(a) Distributing anti-Nazi propaganda.
(b) Providing free medical services to Gypsies.
(c) Boycotting the use of German pharmeceuticals in his clinic.
(d) Hiding Jewish families in his hospital.

2. Why did Madga, at first, refuse to attempt escape?
(a) She was tired of living and had resigned herself to death.
(b) She did not believe in the crematory and thought they would go somewhere better.
(c) She did not want to leave her mother, who was also in the circle.
(d) She was too frightened to move out of the circle.

3. What was distributed to internees as they entered the gas chamber that helped to convince them that they were actually headed for the showers?
(a) Towels and soap.
(b) Claim tickets for their clothing.
(c) Shower caps.
(d) Scrub brushes.

4. What gift did L. give to Olga and the other members of the infirmary staff?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Wool.
(c) Margarine.
(d) Spoons.

5. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal?
(a) A week.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the elderly man not eat the potatoes in his soup?

2. What did Olga hide in her boot?

3. Why did Dr. Klein, the chief S.S. doctor of the camp, rebuke Olga when she asked to be allowed to give medical aid to her fellow prisoners?

4. What did the young Czech boy trade in order to have one night with his lover from the other side of the fence?

5. After June of 1943, how were most Aryans executed?

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