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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who committed the mass murders described by Johannes Blaskowitz?
(a) The S.S.
(b) Prisoners of war.
(c) The Wehrmacht.
(d) Local civilians.

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

3. How were the bodies of the Babi Yar ravine massacre disposed of?
(a) In mass graves.
(b) They were individually buried.
(c) They were burnt.
(d) They were thrown in the sea.

4. What do the documents of "Pushed to their psychological limits" say some executioners suffered from?
(a) Mental breakdowns.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Personality disorders.
(d) Bipolar disorder.

5. What does the "Foreword" provide the reader with?
(a) A warning about harsh depictions of violence.
(b) Short historical background.
(c) Maps.
(d) An index to the images.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the reports whose extracts form "Quite happy to take part in shootings"?

2. What did the the statements forming "Quite happy to take part in shootings" show?

3. What are the materials of The Good Old Days NOT intended to be according to the "Introduction"?

4. Who was the mistress of the author of "Once again I've got to play general to the Jews"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "Execution as popular entertainment" say about Jewish executions?

2. What does the material start and end with, according to the "Foreword"?

3. What did Landau provide good example of?

4. What problematic juxtaposition was posed regarding organ tissue in the "Introduction"?

5. What is the question of mass murder raised in the "Foreword"?

6. What was "Once again I've got to play general to the Jews" an excerpt of?

7. What was the usual recourse for the murderers, according to "Pushed to their psychological limits"?

8. Why were the victims forced to strip naked before execution?

9. What was the myth examined in "Quite happy to take part in shootings"?

10. What did the statements given by police, government officials, members of the SS, and Einsatzgruppen all agree on?

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