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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Once again I've got to play general to the Jews.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the author of "Once again I've got to play general to the Jews" divorce his wife?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1944.

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

3. What did a soldier have to overcome while killing the Jewish prisoners?
(a) Fear.
(b) Joy.
(c) Reticence.
(d) Enthusiasm.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who committed the mass murders described by Johannes Blaskowitz?

2. What punishment do some mistakenly say soldiers who refused to participate in mass killings were subjected to?

3. What does the "Introduction" provide a concise review of?

4. How did the Death Dealer of Kaunas kill his victims?

5. What was " 'Total 137,346'--the so-called 'Jäger Report' " marked?

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