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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. Who said she knew about Jagerstatter's alleged daughter?

2. What was common knowledge in Jagerstatter's village according to Zahn?

3. What did the priest Jagerstatter talked to fear?

4. What does Zahn say Hitler did?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jagerstatter urge his wife to give up?

2. What did some people feel about Jagerstatter's change according to "The New Man"?

3. What did Jagerstatter refuse from the government?

4. Who did Jagerstatter seek approval from according to "The Martyr and His Church"?

5. What does Jagerstatter say about Christians?

6. What did Mrs. Jagerstatter and the priest say Jagerstatter would have gladly fought for?

7. What did Jagerstatter remind his young daughters of?

8. What did Zahn conclude that Jagerstatter's stance exemplified?

9. What does Gordon Charles Zahn explain about the people he interviewed in "An Introduction"?

10. What was the commentary on Jagerstatter's dream about the train?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Jagerstatter is regarded in his village and in the Catholic Church.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the beliefs of the Catholic Church and why Jagerstatter believed that Christians were meant to meet high principles.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jagerstatter's refusal to serve and analyze why he did not choose to join the Allied forces rather than serve under the Nazi regime.

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