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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Nazi Minister of Propaganda?
(a) Heinrich Himmler.
(b) Josef Goebbels.
(c) Reinhard Heydrich.
(d) Ernst von Rath.

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

3. Who was the local carpenter and SS member that led the biggest troop of military in the night of broken glass in Wittlich?
(a) Anton Blum.
(b) Ernst von Rath.
(c) Reinhard Heydrich.
(d) Paul Wolff.

4. What was the Red Baron's name?
(a) Manfred von Richthofen.
(b) Heinrich Himmler.
(c) Paul Wolff.
(d) Anton Blum.

5. What agreement ended World War I?
(a) The Treaty of Versailles.
(b) The Treaty of Tordesillas.
(c) The Peace of Westphalia.
(d) The Congress of Vienna.

6. Who was Alfons Heck's first teacher in school?
(a) Herr Wahldorf.
(b) Herr Becker.
(c) Herr Eichmann.
(d) Herr Gutroff.

7. Over how many books with messages said to be threatening to the Third Reich were burned in May of 1933 at the book-burning in Berlin?
(a) About 100,000.
(b) About 40,000.
(c) About 20,000.
(d) About 70,000.

8. Where did A.G. plan to open a company based on metal work?
(a) Iceland.
(b) France.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) Finland.

9. How far is Wittlich from the French border?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

10. Where did Alfons Heck tell his grandmother the Jews from Wittlich would be sent to provide labor for their crimes?
(a) England.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Holland.

11. What does "Mein Kampf" translate to in English?
(a) My Struggle.
(b) My Power.
(c) My War.
(d) My Strength.

12. When was the memorial Yad Vashem established?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1983.

13. How old was Alfons Heck when he began pilot training?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

14. When did Hitler issue the "Night and Fog Degree"?
(a) December 7, 1941.
(b) June 22, 1941.
(c) December 18, 1940.
(d) December 7, 1941.

15. Who did Herschel Grynszpan shoot at the German Embassy in Paris in retaliation for his father being shipped back to Poland?
(a) Anton Blum.
(b) Ernst von Rath.
(c) Reinhard Heydrich.
(d) Heinrich Himmler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Jews did Helen Waterford say lived in her hometown of Frankfurt before the Kritallnacht?

2. When was the Luftwaffe established?

3. Where was Helen Waterford's father from?

4. How old was Doris when Helen and Siegfried decided to go into hiding and to send her away?

5. From where did the Heck family move to Germany?

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