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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. How many people did Mentz remember killing?
(a) 2 to 20 per year.
(b) 2 to 20 per train.
(c) 1 to 10 per train.
(d) 2 to 20 per month.

2. What was Mentz sentenced to after the war?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) Death.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 25 years.

3. How many people people were executed at a time in "An officer cadet on the killing of the adults"?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

4. What did Walter Burmeister say was unpleasant in "Gas-van driver Walter Burmeister on whether he ever thought about what he was doing"?
(a) Driving on bumpy roads.
(b) The smell of fumes.
(c) The screams of the dying people.
(d) Cleaning the van after unloading the bodies.

5. Why wasn't Taubner prosecuted for crimes against humanity after the war?
(a) Because he was dead.
(b) Because he changed his name.
(c) Because of double jeopardy.
(d) Because he was helping make a case against his superior.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Taubner commit his crime of unsanctioned mass murder?

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

3. What were the documents in the first section of "The bodies piled up in the streets" marked as?

4. What was attached to the letter according to "Gauleiter Greiser to Himmler, 19 March 1943"?

5. What was Kurt Möbius sentenced to after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What defense did Mobius try to use during his trial after the War?

2. What happened in Taubner's military service?

3. What promotion was Kremer pleased with?

4. What did the communication complain about the executions in "His attitude towards the Jews is quite impossible"?

5. How were the letters between Fritz and Lieutenant-General Querner shocking?

6. What were the four letters dated from April 1941 through June 1942 according to "Practical work for our Fuhrer - Daily life during this Holocaust"?

7. What does the author recall about escorting one of the children of Byelaya Tserkov to his death?

8. What did a German soldier that witnessed 162 executions claim, and why does this seem contradictory?

9. What happened to the children at Byelaya Tserkov after the execution of their parents?

10. Who was Kurt Franz, and what did he see in his first day at Treblinka?

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