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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jagerstatter qualify the Nazi regime?

2. What did Jagerstatter equate the dark time of Hitler's entry in Austria to?

3. What did Rev. Franz Baldinger tell Jagerstatter to accept?

4. What did the priest Jagerstatter talked to fear?

5. Who influenced Jagerstatter's religious beliefs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Robert Merton and what definition of his does Zahn use?

2. What does Zahn note about Jagerstatter not deciding to hide?

3. What were the reasons given for Jagerstatter's exile from his village?

4. What was Linzer Volksblatt and how did it effect Zahn's research?

5. What did Jagerstatter say in a letter home a few days after his sentence?

6. How did the Nazi party try to win over opposition?

7. What does Zahn say each reader should find?

8. What does Zahn note about Jagerstatter's personality in "The Young Ruffian"?

9. How did Jagerstatter refer to Hitler's advance into Austria?

10. What does Zahn note of church objections to the Nazi regime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the moral implications in Jagerstatter serving in the Nazi military and also the moral implications in Jagerstatter's decision to refuse to serve.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the views of the villagers with the views of Jagerstatter's family.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the reasons someone may be considered a conscientious objector and why he might be considered a selective conscientious objector.

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