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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'In the interest of maintaining military discipline...'—The massacre of children in Byelaya Tserkov, military chaplains and the Wehrmacht.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "'Bloody Wednesday' in Olkusz/Ilkenau" describe?
(a) The hiding of a Jewish family.
(b) The murder and beating of the Jews of Olksusz.
(c) The killing of 2,500 Polish soldiers.
(d) The murder of two German soldiers.

2. What happened to the Jews in German controlled territories after 1942?
(a) They fled to Russia.
(b) They were sent to Palestine.
(c) They were sent to death camps.
(d) They were shot to death.

3. How many Jews were killed in the events described by Johannes Blaskowitz?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 1,000.

4. When did the events in "Soldiers sitting on rooftops and platforms watching the show" take place?
(a) September 17, 1942.
(b) August 17, 1941.
(c) September 7, 1941.
(d) August 7, 1941.

5. What did the statements forming "Quite happy to take part in shootings" reveal?
(a) Only soldiers were punished for refusing to participate in mass killings.
(b) No punishment was incurred by those refusing to participate in mass killings.
(c) Punishment for refusing to participate in mass murder was harsh.
(d) Only civilians were punished for refusing to participate in mass killings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did those willing to participate in the Holocaust enjoy?

2. What inconvenience did people not wanting to participate in mass killing endure?

3. Where did the events in "Present at the execution with heads of other authorities" take place?

4. Where did the battalion deploy described in the third document of "The brutalization of precious German Manpower"?

5. How many people were executed in the events of "An officer cadet on the killing of the adults"?

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