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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. What role was Jagerstatter playing in the play at his home town?

2. Why did the priest choose exile?

3. What did Jagerstatter tell his wife he was glad he didn't know the date of?

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

5. What did Jagerstatter 's wife say Jagerstatter continued to do, contrary to popular belief?

Short Essay Questions

1. What framework does Zahn focus on in "The Martyr as Rebel: A Sociological Summary"?

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

3. What does Zahn note about Feldmann's efforts?

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

5. What was Jagerstatter's sentence?

6. What does Zahn explain about Jagerstatter's mother and father?

7. What does Zahn say about the articles focusing on his project?

8. What was the opinion of most villagers according to "The Martyr and His Village"?

9. What does Zahn say each reader should find?

10. What sin does Jagerstatter refer to in one of his commentaries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss what you believe were the main reasons why Jagerstatter refused to serve in the Nazi party.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how the book, "In Solitary Witness", influences some to stand against future wars.

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