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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 the author, if not for transport limitations, Treblinka alone could have dealt death to how many Jews, and then some?

2. For the planned Treblinka uprising, who was another targeted SS officer for death by the prisoners, besides Mentz?

3. What was the name of the dog trained to attack people in the genital areas in Treblinka?

4. Who were the psychiatrists, professors at T4?

5. With what Gregorian University professor did the author discuss the Holy See and National Socialism?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did T4 psychiatrists view eastern Jews in relation to exterminating them?

2. Why was Pope Pius XI concerned about National Socialism?

3. Who was Dr Dollmann?

4. What happened to Glazar's two step-brothers from his mother's remarriage?

5. How did Horst Munzberger try to help his father during his trial?

6. How did Stangl respond upon the author's return in June and who did the author bring with her this time?

7. How did Otto Horn describe Gustav Munzberger's job at Treblinka?

8. Who was Franciszek Zabecki?

9. Why was Stangl's wife shocked by Father Mario's response to her talk about her husband under confessional?

10. The author broke up conversations with Stangl into two parts, so what did she do in this interim time and how long was it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the similarities and differences between Extermination and Concentration camps for Jews. Discuss layouts, length of time before typically closing a site, daily operations, survival rates, workers, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Why were Western and Eastern Jews treated so differently at the camps? What were the differences in the two groups? How did these differences affect each groups' perceptions of the camps?

Essay Topic 3

Stangl was assigned to Sobibor. How did that happen? Why didn't Stangl decline the assignment or at least get transferred once he was there? According to the book, what details were revealed to Stangl and others about Sobibor that showed the site to be an extermination camp? How did Stangl and the other workers handle that revelation?

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