View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pushed to their psychological limits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Babi Yar Massacre teach the Nazis?
(a) That Ukrainian civilians were willing to help.
(b) That Jews could resist.
(c) That civilians were a liability.
(d) That the methods of execution were inefficient.

2. What often happened during the mass shooting of Jews?
(a) Parents killed their children.
(b) Local people came to watch.
(c) Men tried to bargain for their life.
(d) Some tried to overpower the guards.

3. What was the Nazi government concerned about regarding institutionalized murder, according to "The brutalization of precious German Manpower"?
(a) The speed of the process.
(b) That it was dehumanizing to the soldiers involved in it.
(c) The efficiency of the process.
(d) How long they would have before the machine can be operational.

4. What did the Johannes Blaskowitz say happened to his troops?
(a) "Moral wellness."
(b) "Physical sickness."
(c) "Brutalization and moral depravity."
(d) "Loss of the will to live."

5. What type of troops were brought to support the German unit in the third document, "The brutalization of precious German Manpower"?
(a) Lithuanian prisoners of war.
(b) Polish prisoners of war.
(c) Russian prisoners of war.
(d) Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the German government use as an excuse to escalate the hatred for the Jews?

2. What did the German troops lose according to Johannes Blaskowitz"?

3. How did the Lithuanians see the German invasion of their country?

4. What is the third document in "The brutalization of precious German Manpower" an excerpt of?

5. How many Jews died in the Babi Yar ravine massacre?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 279 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample