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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Nazi German air force?
(a) Luftwaffe.
(b) Armee de lAir.
(c) Royal Air Force.
(d) Jungvolk.

2. How old did one have to be in order to join the Hitler Youth?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

3. Where was Adolf Eichmann discovered in hiding after the end of World War II?
(a) Argentina.
(b) France.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Holland.

4. What was Erwin Rommel popularly known as?
(a) The Wild Tiger.
(b) The Desert Fox.
(c) The Red Baron.
(d) The Red Wolf.

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

6. When was Adolf Eichmann finally discovered after the end of World War II?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1954.

7. By the end of 1938, what was the approximate membership of the Hitler Youth?
(a) 12 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 7 million.
(d) 500,000.

8. On what day was Hitler born?
(a) April 1.
(b) May 23.
(c) April 20.
(d) July 15.

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

10. Where did Helen Waterford's parents travel to marry?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

11. About how many miles apart are Frankfurt and Wittlich?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 60 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 40 miles.

12. Who was the head of the SS in Nazi Germany?
(a) Anton Blum.
(b) Reinhard Heydrich.
(c) Heinrich Himmler.
(d) Ernst von Rath.

13. How old did Hitler turn on his birthday in 1938?
(a) 51.
(b) 49.
(c) 42.
(d) 32.

14. What does the memorial Yad Vashem mean?
(a) Avenue of the Wretched.
(b) Avenue of the Righteous.
(c) Avenue of Poverty.
(d) Avenue of the Soldiers.

15. On what date did Hitler make the swastika an official part of the German flag?
(a) September 15, 1935.
(b) July 4, 1934.
(c) September 2, 1936.
(d) June 3, 1933.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop did Alfons Heck's family produce in the farm near Wittlich?

2. Who was the local carpenter and SS member that led the biggest troop of military in the night of broken glass in Wittlich?

3. When did Nazi troops march into Paris?

4. What did Helen do in order to buy her and her husband some time before they had to face resettlement to the east?

5. When was the night of broken glass (Kristallnacht)?

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