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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 - The Gross Deutschland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the soldiers complain about concerning their trip from Bialystok?
(a) The lack of planning and efficiency.
(b) The constant attacks.
(c) The lack of rest.
(d) The lack of food.

2. What happened to the Russian prisoners after the counter-thrust in Part 2 Chapter 6?
(a) They were offered the option to join the German army.
(b) They were shot.
(c) They were interrogated.
(d) They were sent to Germany.

3. What does Guy Sajer say of the additional training he received in his unit?
(a) It was adequate.
(b) It was long.
(c) It was insufficient.
(d) It was sufficient.

4. What was inside the train heading west Sajer mentions in Part 1 Chapter 1?
(a) Russian prisoners.
(b) Jews.
(c) Civilians.
(d) Wounded German soldiers.

5. Who won the knife fight Sajer mentioned happening during the German counter-thrust in Part 2 Chapter 6?
(a) A partisan.
(b) The German.
(c) The Russian.
(d) Both died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other recruits did Guy Sajer befriend according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?

2. How many of the 60,000 soldiers that participated in the counter thrust Sajer mentions in Part 2 Chapter 6 were Hitlerjugend?

3. Who was Sajer's unit trained by according to Part 2 Chapter 5?

4. What was Guy Sajer's unit's purpose?

5. How many Russian soldiers did Sajer note 28,000 Germans were able to successfully fight?

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