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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Train to Hell and The Martyr and His Village.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation does Zahn give for the villager's attitude after the execution of Jagerstatter?
(a) They were too busy with the Russian advance to care.
(b) They wanted to take over her farm.
(c) They wanted to avoid any indication of aiding a Nazi subversive.
(d) They didn't want to have Mrs. Jagerstatter cry in front of them.

2. What was the Berlin Military Investigation Prison called?
(a) B-M-I-P.
(b) Berlin-Tegel.
(c) Berlin-state.
(d) Enns-stubble.

3. What did most of the village do after the Jagerstatter's arrest, according to his wife?
(a) They tried to avoid her.
(b) They supported her.
(c) They joined the resistance.
(d) They joined the army.

4. What did the majority of people in Jagerstatter 's village think of his death?
(a) It was unforeseen.
(b) It was predictable.
(c) It was deserved.
(d) It was a waste.

5. Who insisted that Jagerstatter's name was included on the monument?
(a) It was a general consensus.
(b) The local priest.
(c) The pope.
(d) The village mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Jagerstatter able to receive letters in his Berlin prison?

2. Who did Jagerstatter's farewell letter transferred by?

3. What did Jagerstatter's lawyer know about the sentence?

4. What did Jagerstatter decide it was not acceptable to do even for the sake of family?

5. What point did Jagerstatter make about how the Nazi party would regard him even if he was to accept to join the military?

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