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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large was the force of Nazi soldiers that Hitler sent to invade Poland?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 0.5 million.

2. How many synagogues were there in Frankfurt that were destoryed during Kristallnacht?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. Whose aircraft did the Red Baron shoot down over 80 of, gaining him fame?
(a) The American.
(b) The British.
(c) The French.
(d) The Dutch.

4. What did Helen do in order to buy her and her husband some time before they had to face resettlement to the east?
(a) She had a doctor perform an appendectomy on Siegfried.
(b) She had a docter produce false pregnancy results.
(c) She had her father issue a visa to the United States.
(d) She had a banker initiate court proceedings regarding a civil matter.

5. On what date were Siegfried and Helen ordered to appear at the train station in Amsterdam for "Resettlement to the East"?
(a) October 6, 1939.
(b) July 15, 1942.
(c) June 14, 1940.
(d) October 22, 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hitler give a speech to his top staff establishing his plans to invade Russia?

2. What was the name of Alfons Heck's father?

3. Who was Siegfried's brother who lived in the United States as his family prepared to try to flee Holland?

4. What SS official planned and staged the attack on Poland?

5. What did Alfons Heck's grandmother want him to be when he grew up?

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