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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVII through XXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of music did Dr. Mengele prefer?
(a) Broadway show tunes.
(b) American pop music.
(c) Polka music.
(d) Opera, especially Wagner.

2. What scientific benefit resulted from Dr. Mengele's experiments involving human subjects?
(a) No scientific benefit.
(b) He discovered penicillin.
(c) A vaccine for polio was developed.
(d) Safer gas masks were designed.

3. What happened to all of the inmates who had relatives in America?
(a) They were sent to Dr. Mengele for use in his experiments.
(b) They were sent to the American front.
(c) They were used as human shields by the German army.
(d) They were all exterminated.

4. What did Olga pick up from the ground that helped her escape from the group of prisoners headed for the gas chamber?
(a) A stick.
(b) A hat.
(c) A rock.
(d) A trash bag.

5. Why could Olga not get a sample of the mysterious powder that was put into the prisoners' food?
(a) The kitchen worker was too afraid of being caught.
(b) No one knew if the powder actually existed.
(c) The only person allowed to go near the powder was an S.S. woman.
(d) She did not know anyone who worked in the kitchens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many internees were in Olga's camp?

2. According to the author, of what ingredient was the camp soap made?

3. What was the duty of the blocova's secretary?

4. Why did Olga rip her own blouse and dress?

5. How many people were loaded into Olga's train car?

(see the answer key)

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