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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Alfons Heck promote to be his second in command after he was promoted to the position of Gefolgschaftsfuher?
(a) Ernst von Rath.
(b) Anton Blum.
(c) Reinhard Heydrich.
(d) Roman Follman.

2. On what date were the gates of the Kratzau camp opened, freeing the Jews?
(a) October 22, 1942.
(b) August 13, 1944.
(c) June 12, 1945.
(d) May 9, 1945.

3. Where was Juro's and daughter sent after apprehension when returning to Amsterdam?
(a) Katzkau.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Sobibar.
(d) Birkenau.

4. How many apartments were there in the ghetto of Warsaw after the Nazis overtook Poland in 1939?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 32,000.
(c) 27,000.
(d) 10,000.

5. What was the name of Jo Vis's wife?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Agaat.
(c) Helga.
(d) Marie.

6. What book did Kurt Vonnegut write about his experiences as a prisoner of war and the American air raids?
(a) Slaughterhouse Five.
(b) Breakfast of Champions.
(c) Cat's Cradle.
(d) Player Piano.

7. The rank of Unterbannfuhrer is equal to what ranke in the U.S. army?
(a) Brigadier general.
(b) Commander in Chief.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Major.

8. How much did Helen weigh when she was freed from the Kratzau camp?
(a) 65 pounds.
(b) 90 pounds.
(c) 80 pounds.
(d) 70 pounds.

9. What was the first German concentration camp to be liberated?
(a) Belzec.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Ohrdruf.
(d) Chelmno.

10. How many Jews did Jo Vis have under his care when he was arrested by the Nazis and sent to Dachau?
(a) 22.
(b) 45.
(c) 60.
(d) 13.

11. What was Albert Speer's position when Alfons met him?
(a) Minister of International Relations.
(b) Minister of Death Camps.
(c) Minister of Finance.
(d) Minister of Armaments and Ammunitions.

12. How many boys did Alfons Heck take charge of with his promotion to the position of Gefolgschaftsfuher?
(a) 40-60.
(b) 60-80.
(c) 150-190.
(d) 200-250.

13. Where did all the mothers with children go upon arriving at the camp, as described by Helen in Chapter 14?
(a) To the gas chambers.
(b) To the fields.
(c) To the family housing barracks.
(d) To the maternity ward.

14. What does the word "aschtung" mean in English?
(a) Attention.
(b) Attack.
(c) Right.
(d) Halt.

15. For about how long did Helen and Siegfried stay with Mevouwtje and the others in her home?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Adolf Hitler die?

2. How many Bannfuhrers were there in Germany when Alfons was granted this title?

3. When did the German officer leading the attack on the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw declare "Warsaw's Jewish district is no more" (100)?

4. How many homes were totally destroyed in Wittlich during the air attack on Christmas Eve, 1944?

5. How many German children were relocated to safer areas of the Reich under the KLV program?

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