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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Schindler's factory being closed?
(a) Germany was losing the war.
(b) The area where it was was declared a disaster area.
(c) The Russians were going to confiscate its munitions.
(d) Austria was winning the war.

2. Which type of backlash against Jews happened after liberation?
(a) The building where the Leyson family was staying was condemned and destroyed.
(b) The building where the Leyson family was staying was pelted.
(c) The building where the Leyson family was staying was shot at multiple times.
(d) The building where the Leyson family was staying was burned to the ground.

3. Why did Schindler leave in Chapter 9?
(a) To demonstrate his anger toward his workers.
(b) To avoid capture and execution by the Soviets.
(c) To try to help the Nazi cause.
(d) To get away once the factory caught on fire.

4. What was Plaszow?
(a) A large city.
(b) An infirmary.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) A small village.

5. Although Oskar Schindler did not allow it to happen, when were the SS ordered to murder all the workers at Schindler's factory?
(a) June 1945.
(b) May 1945.
(c) April 1945.
(d) January 1945.

6. Why did Schindler leave cigarettes at Moshe's work station?
(a) He left them by accident.
(b) He left them so Moshe could trade them for food.
(c) He wanted to see what would happen.
(d) He was trying to introduce Moshe to smoking.

7. When did David and his father move to the Schindler sub-camp?
(a) Winter 1944.
(b) Summer 1944.
(c) Fall 1944.
(d) Spring 1944.

8. Why did Schindler sometimes invite Leon upstairs?
(a) To ask why he wasn't producing more.
(b) To reprimand him.
(c) To give him food.
(d) To explain the intricacies of factory work to him.

9. What got Schindler's attention as Leon, David, and Moshe were being sent back to Plaszow?
(a) A guard knocked the thermos out of Leon's hand.
(b) A guard threw something that barely misses Schindler.
(c) David ran toward Schindler.
(d) A bird landed on a guard's hat.

10. For what reason did Pesza and David go to Czechoslovakia?
(a) To see their grandparents.
(b) To find work.
(c) To avoid being arrested.
(d) To start over.

11. In Chapter 7, how many new workers did Schindler plan to add?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 60.

12. What was the name of Germany's Fuhrer who was responsible for the Holocaust?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Amon Goeth.

13. When did Leon begin publicly talking about his Holocaust experiences?
(a) 2 weeks before he began teaching.
(b) After the release of the film about Schindler.
(c) Shortly before the film about Schindler was released.
(d) Shortly after he began teaching.

14. Why did Leon run past the guards in Chapter 9?
(a) To get away from them.
(b) To prove how fit he is.
(c) To reach his bunker before curfew.
(d) To search for another worker.

15. Why did Leon want to go to Plaszow in Chapter 6?
(a) He thought the work opportunities there would be better.
(b) He was afraid of his supervisor at work.
(c) He heard rumors that it was better than where he was.
(d) He wanted his parents, David, and Pesza to be together again.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which subject did Leon earn a master's degree at Pepperdine University?

2. What famous film was made about Oskar Schindler?

3. Where did Schindler want a sub-camp built?

4. Which state in the United States did Leon move to when he was 19?

5. When did the Nazis liquidate the entire ghetto in Chapter 6?

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