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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. What would happen to the prisoners if they tried to sneak to the latrines at night?
(a) They would be beaten by the blocova.
(b) They would be shot by the S.S.
(c) They would be attacked by fellow prisoners.
(d) They would not be allowed back into the barracks.

2. What was the ultimate purpose of Birkenau?
(a) The production of clothing for the German army.
(b) The production of armaments.
(c) The detention of prisoners until the end of the war.
(d) The extermination of prisoners.

3. What was the "most tragic danger" for the sick in the camp?
(a) Infection.
(b) Disease.
(c) Selections.
(d) Starvation.

4. Why did the Stubendiensts and the German prisoners form a circle around those who were chosen for selection?
(a) To pray for them.
(b) To prevent them from escaping.
(c) To protect them from the S.S.
(d) To hide them from the guards who were loading the trucks.

5. Other than for eating, of what use were the twenty bowls issued to the prisoners in the barracks?
(a) Collecting rain water.
(b) Digging latrines.
(c) Weapons during fights.
(d) Chamber pots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room became the "apartment" for Olga and her colleagues in the infirmary?

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

3. How many languages did the Auschwitz-Birkenau commandant's interpreter speak?

4. At each roll call, how many woman were lined up in front of each barrack?

5. What sign, posted in the camp, assured prisoners that they would be put to work?

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