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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the retreat to last, according to Dr. Stern in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 week.

2. Who is the “glum American rabbi” that instructs the other retreat attendees about the ram’s horn in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) James Glock.
(b) Dan.
(c) Stefan.
(d) Rainer.

3. The excommunicated monk Stefan’s priory is in the region of what notorious death camp north of Warsaw, according to the narrator in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?
(a) Lublin.
(b) Treblinka.
(c) Kasimierz.
(d) Szlachta.

4. Who leads the Christian prayer service that Olin attends with Professor Adina Schreier in the beginning of Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 6?
(a) Sister Catherine.
(b) Sister Ann-Marie.
(c) Sister Maria.
(d) Sister Angela.

5. When was Josef Mengele born?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Josef Mengele’s nickname?

2. By what name does the narrator describe Block 11 in the concentration camp in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

3. Adina tells Olin in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 10 that Sister Catherine was suspended from her teaching ministry and her novitiate for questioning the papal ban against what?

4. What is the name of Rainer’s uncle that he says he’s come to Auschwitz to honor in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 7?

5. What word is used to describe the ram’s horn blown as a wind instrument in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?

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