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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the victims of some mass shooting asked to undress?
(a) To make a fire.
(b) To be sure noone had a bulletproof vest.
(c) To reuse their clothes.
(d) To amuse the soldiers.

2. 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) 25 years.
(c) Life in prison.
(d) Death.

3. What name was given to those who forced Jews to enter the line up before their executioners?
(a) Packers.
(b) Quickers.
(c) Liners.
(d) Movers.

4. What did the statements forming "Quite happy to take part in shootings" reveal?
(a) Only civilians 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 soldiers were punished for refusing to participate in mass killings.

5. What did those willing to participate in the Holocaust enjoy?
(a) Money.
(b) Leave of absence.
(c) Promotions.
(d) Gifts.

6. What followed in some instances of a soldier refusing to participate in mass killing?
(a) A leave of absence.
(b) General punishment.
(c) A general promotion.
(d) The execution of the one refusing to follow orders.

7. What did the Auschwitz doctor extract from living patients?
(a) The appendix.
(b) Information.
(c) The teeth.
(d) Organ tissue.

8. What was " 'Total 137,346'--the so-called 'Jäger Report' " marked?
(a) Hitler's Eyes Only.
(b) Secret Reich Business.
(c) Top Secret.
(d) Secret.

9. What camp were the Jews of Olkusz/Ilkenau sent to?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Belzec.
(c) Treblinka.
(d) Sobibor.

10. How did the Death Dealer of Kaunas kill his victims?
(a) With a gun.
(b) With a sword.
(c) With a knife.
(d) With a wooden club.

11. What was the rationale behind the executions in "SS-Obersturmführer August Häfner, Sonderkommando 4a"?
(a) The supposed murdering of 3,000 people.
(b) The supposed murdering of 20 people.
(c) The supposed murdering of 200 people.
(d) The supposed murdering of 2,000 people.

12. What punishment do some mistakenly say soldiers who refused to participate in mass killings were subjected to?
(a) Being shot.
(b) Being sent to the front.
(c) Being fined.
(d) Being sent home.

13. What language was 'The Good Old Days' translated from?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Slovak.

14. Who was executed in "Soldiers sitting on rooftops and platforms watching the show"?
(a) Supposed Communists.
(b) Supposed terrorists.
(c) Supposed saboteurs.
(d) Supposed German soldiers being murdered.

15. What was the Nazi government's concern regarding the German executioners?
(a) Their efficiency.
(b) Their accuracy.
(c) Their physical health.
(d) Their mental health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Nazi government concerned about regarding institutionalized murder, according to "The brutalization of precious German Manpower"?

2. Who is in the first photograph in "Each time a victim was beaten to death they started to clap"?

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

4. What did the Johannes Blaskowitz say happened to his troops?

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

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