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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Alfons's aunt that burned his Hitler Youth uniform as the Americans pressed into Wittlich?
(a) Helen.
(b) Helga.
(c) Anna.
(d) Tilly.

2. How many German children became orphans as a result of World War II?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 100,000.

3. When did Hitler order the West Wall to be built?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1928.

4. On what date did Hitler's final, all-out attack on U.S. troops take place in the Ardennes Forest of Luxembourg?
(a) October 22, 1942.
(b) July 20, 1944.
(c) April 13, 1943.
(d) December 15, 1944.

5. To what concentration camp was Jo Vis sent after being caught for harboring an enemy of the Reich?
(a) Katzkau.
(b) Dachau.
(c) Birkenau.
(d) Zeigwitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hans Leiwitz observe the murder of 30,000 Jewish women, children, and old men as the SS machine-gunned them into a ravine?

2. What was Hitler's headquarters called?

3. For about how long did Helen and Siegfried stay with Mevouwtje and the others in her home?

4. Where was Alfons Heck's brother relocated on June 11, 1943?

5. What were the three things that a German woman's life should be focused on, according to popular belief in the 1940s?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to women with children upon arriving at Auschwitz? Why?

2. Who was Colonel Count von Stauffenberg and why were his actions important?

3. When was Alfons appointed Gefolgschaftsfuhrer? What did this mean?

4. What occurred on April 30, 1945? What did this mean for the war?

5. How is the Kratzau camp described?

6. Who was Josef Mengele and what was his role in the Holocaust?

7. Who was Albert Speer and what was his position in the Nazi regime?

8. What is the equivalent of a Bahnfuhrer in the U.S. military? What did being appointed this position mean for Alfons?

9. What led to the evacuation of German children to remote areas of Germany in 1943?

10. When was the crematoria at Auschwitz destroyed? Why?

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