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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'Their soldierly conduct is exemplary'—Kulmhof (Che?mno) extermination camp in the Wartheland Reichsgau.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the gift included in "Gauleiter Greiser to Himmler, 19 March 1943" meant for?
(a) For Hitler.
(b) For Goring.
(c) For Himmler's wife.
(d) The Reich or for Himmler's personal use.

3. How many photographs are presented in "'Bloody Wednesday' in Olkusz/Ilkenau"?
(a) 6 photographs.
(b) 7 photographs.
(c) 5 photographs.
(d) 1 photograph.

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

5. What was the author of "Once again I've got to play general to the Jews" sentenced to for his crimes?
(a) 15 years.
(b) Death.
(c) 25 years.
(d) Life in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were those who wrote "Pushed to their psychological limits" part of?

2. What did Kurt say in "Kurt Möbius on the guilt of the Jews and his own lack of blame" about orders given by a government?

3. How did the German soldier bring the little girl in to her execution in "SS-Obersturmführer August Häfner on the killing of the children"?

4. What were details of soldiers sometimes ordered to do?

5. Who was the first document written about in "Each time a victim was beaten to death they started to clap"?

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