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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 was the first name of Stangl's wife?

2. Who asked Hartl to write an opinion on whether the Church would oppose the German State euthanising the incurably insane?

3. Which work-Jew was a goldsmith from a young age?

4. Who talked about becoming the "block-eldest" in the Sobibor barracks for work-Jews?

5. In what year was Stangl ordered to report to Berlin for instructions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the first interview what did we learn about Stangl's tour of duty?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Stanislaw Szmajzner become a goldsmith?

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

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

10. Who was Franz Reichleitner whom Stangl saw upon arrival at Schloss Hartheim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frau Stangl wanted her husband to escape his prison situation and he was reluctant. How did this compare to earlier in the book when a man told some Jews he has in the woods he would rather they run off than get killed, but the Jews came back anyway? How did Frau Stangl convince her husband to finally leave his prison situation?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What did the first few interviews of Stangl by Sereny reveal about Stangl's state of mind during the initial phase of the interview process? What details about Stangl's incarceration before the interviews began also provide a picture about Stangl's state of mind and what does this picture look like? Why did Sereny seem hopeful that interviews with Stangl would bear fruit once she discovered how bright and masterful Stangl appeared to be?

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