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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'His attitude towards the Jews is quite impossible'—Documents on persecution in the White Russia Generalbezirk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the events in "'Bloody Wednesday' in Olkusz/Ilkenau" take place?
(a) July 1941.
(b) June 1940.
(c) July 1942.
(d) July 1940.

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

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

4. Who visited the building where the children were located?
(a) Military Chaplains.
(b) Local priests.
(c) Local nuns.
(d) German Generals.

5. What do the statements forming "Quite happy to take part in shootings" not show?
(a) Official persecution of those who refused to participate in the Holocaust.
(b) People willing to not follow orders.
(c) Willingness from the government to exterminate the Jews.
(d) Willingness of particular individuals to save Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. What period did the letters in 'Letters by Gendarmerie Chief Fritz Jacob" cover?

2. What did the author of the first document head?

3. How long did the children have to wait before being executed?

4. What did Kretschmer assure his children he was not doing immoderately?

5. What was the third method used by Nazis to kill Jews?

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