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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. The Dusseldorf court sentenced Stangl to life imprisonment for co-responsibility in how many murders?

2. Sobibor became fully operational in May of what year?

3. What is the building being used for today that Stangl describes in detail about his conversation with Globocnik on the bench?

4. In the fourth interview where does Stangl say he reported to after traveling with a group of people?

5. According to Stan, in Sobibor if you wanted a chance at survival you needed to be assigned to Camp __?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Professor Mayer end up writing the opinion about Catholic Church opposition to euthanasia?

2. How did Stanislaw Szmajzner describe the Sobibor camp set-up?

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

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

5. What did Stangl reveal about his orders to report to T4 and his knowledge of T4's purpose?

6. What was done in euthanasia institutes after T4 was officially stopped by Hitler?

7. What are a couple of early objections to euthanasia policy in German government according to the author's history of development of the program?

8. Why did Stangl feel betrayed by testimony at his trial from Stanislaw Szmajzner?

9. What was Albert Hartl's experience while riding with Colonel Blobel?

10. Who was Brack in relation to T4 and Stangl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sereny observed that Stangl found working at the death camps emotionally and psychologically straining and unpleasant. Using details from the biography, provide several pages supporting this observation.

Essay Topic 2

At one point in the book it was observed that just as the prisoners were trying to survive the camps, so were Franz Stangl and the other free men assigned to work at Treblinka. What details in the book illustrate that point, and how was this cultivation for survival reflected in their attitudes, daily operations, etc.?

Essay Topic 3

At one point in the biography it was reported that one main reason for Hitler's rise to power was his promise to feed everyone. Discuss the food challenges during that time (people not sharing the wealth, people doing more than others). How did those food challenges affect the camps?

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