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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. Otto Horn was a professional nurse from eastern Germany who joined the Nazi Party for what reason?
2. Who took over as Sobibor Kommandant after Stangl left for Treblinka?
3. According to the author how many interview hours did she spend with Stangl?
4. According to Stangl how old was the boy in the children's facility where the Mother Superior couldn't understand why the boy was rejected for a "mercy killing"?
5. The Dusseldorf court sentenced Stangl to life imprisonment for co-responsibility in how many murders?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Stangl reveal about his orders to report to T4 and his knowledge of T4's purpose?
2. How did Stanislaw Szmajzner describe the Sobibor camp set-up?
3. What did the Preface explain about why the author was doing this biography?
4. Why were concentration camps originally set up as opposed to extermination camps, according to the author?
5. How did Stangl's family come to stay in Chelm for a period of time while he was working at Sobibor?
6. In the first interview what did we learn about Stangl's tour of duty?
7. Describe Stangl's interview with SS officer Globocnik before Stangl was sent to Sobibor?
8. Why did Stangl stop in Chelm before going on to Sobibor?
9. Who was Franz Reichleitner whom Stangl saw upon arrival at Schloss Hartheim?
10. How did Stanislaw Szmajzner become a goldsmith?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What efforts did Stangl and others take to minimize the horror of the death camps for the victims as well as the camp workers? Be sure to include the false railway station in your responses. How effective were those efforts (support with details as described in the biography)?
Essay Topic 2
As Stangl described the killings and daily operations at the camps he oversaw, Sereny pointed out that she noticed the emergence of two Stangl identities. At several points in the biography Sereny observed that Stangl was one person when he was doing normal things and then another person when performing his "duties." Explain this dual personality as detailed in the book and then provide specific examples of each personality as observed or documented in the book.
Essay Topic 3
What changes in the political climate affected Franz Stangl after he became a policeman? How did Stangl respond to those changes and how did his responses affect his career as a policeman?
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