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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Alfons's commandant as he prepared to test for the "C" rating?

2. How many Jews were still alive at Theresienstadt when it was liberated?

3. At what family's very small home did Helen and Siegfried hide out in Zaandam for over three months?

4. How many of the 140,000 Jews living in Holland went into hiding after the Germans invaded?

5. What does the word "aschtung" mean in English?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and why did the Germans begin bombing the bridges over the Rhine?

2. When did the Allies break through the German West Wall? What did this signify?

3. Who led the revolt in the Warsaw ghetto? When did this take place?

4. How is Helen's reunion with Doris described?

5. How were the Jews treated upon arriving at Auschwitz?

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

7. What was the Volkssturm? What were its strengths and weaknesses?

8. What was Operation Overlord and when was it launched?

9. Why was Alfons dispatched to Spang?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Alfons rise in the ranks among the Hitler Youth? How was he affected by the brainwashing of this organization? To what office did he rise and at what age? What were his responsibilities in this position?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Germany's relations with Russia prior to and during World War II. What agreements did Germany have with Russia? How were those agreements broken? What was the war front like between these countries?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Adolf Eichmann. What was his role in the Nazi regime? How was he a key figure in the Holocaust? What happened to Adolf Eichmann after the war?

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