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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Globocnik commit suicide?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1941.

2. How far was Chelm from Sobibor?
(a) 30 km.
(b) 25 km.
(c) 50 km.
(d) 10 km.

3. What time of year was it when Stangl met Globocnik at the SS HQ on the bench?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

4. What was the name of Stangl's sister-in-law?
(a) Helene.
(b) Tchechia.
(c) Maritza.
(d) Theresa.

5. What was the name of the young lawyer who was closely involved with the Euthanasia Programme, who became chief administrative officer at T4?
(a) Wirth.
(b) Globocnik.
(c) Allers.
(d) Suchomel.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author how many interview hours did she spend with Stangl?

2. Just before a lunch break during the first interview, how long did the author listen to Stangl before telling him what she wanted from the interviews or she would not continue?

3. How long did Stangl's conversation with SS officer Globocnik last on the bench outside SS HQ?

4. Several survivors testified at Stagl's trial, but who is the one survivor whose testimony Stangl felt as a betrayal?

5. In what year was the Chelmno extermination camp set up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What body officially approved the four extermination camps and what was the name of each camp?

2. How did the Nazi plans for "Final Solution" come to be during the invasion of Russia?

3. How did Stangl's family come to stay in Chelm for a period of time while he was working at Sobibor?

4. What were the sleeping arrangements at Sobibor the first few weeks after Stangl arrived?

5. Why did Stangl stop in Chelm before going on to Sobibor?

6. What did the author learn about the former SS HQ when she visited the site in Lublin in March 1972?

7. What does the author describe for us about T4 and the facility used for T4 in the initial chapters of Part One of the book?

8. What events occurred in Stangl's life after he became a policeman, but just before the Nazis invaded his homeland?

9. As one of five men with medals, why was Stangl anxious within three days of the Nazis invading Austria?

10. What did the Preface explain about why the author was doing this biography?

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