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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. According to Stangl, who signed the order sending him to Berlin?

2. Between 1941 and 1944 it is estimated the Nazis killed how many Russian civilians in the first steps of their genocide of "inferior races" plans?

3. In the first two months, when Stangl supervised at Sobibor, about how many people were killed there?

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

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 Stanislaw Szmajzner become a goldsmith?

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

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

4. What was the significance of placing all four death camps in Poland?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Why were concentration camps originally set up as opposed to extermination camps, according to the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Stangl's post-war life like with his family? in Damascus? Syria? Brazil?

Essay Topic 2

How did Wirth's two week visit to Treblinka affect the camp? The victims? Stangl? The missing "loot"?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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