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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the "Foreword" provide the reader with?

3. What was the author of "Once again I've got to play general to the Jews" involved with in his youth?

4. Who wrote "Once again I've got to play general to the Jews"?

5. What method of execution followed shooting the victims while waiting for the industrial solutions to be put in place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some problems regarding the gas vans?

2. What happened to the surviving Jews as of 1942?

3. What did the Jager Report recommend?

4. What did the statements in "Quite happy to take part in shootings" collectively demonstrate about individual participation in the Holocaust?

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

6. What was noted in a few instances of those who refused to participate in mass killings?

7. What concern did the German government have regarding German soldiers during the war?

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

9. What did a customs official say regarding the organization of the murders in Vinnitsa and Brailov?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the historical significance and importance of understanding the Holocaust prior to reading The Good Old Days.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the history of the concentration camps, why they were started, and the crimes committed at the camps.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how murder can become dehumanizing for those tasked with the process of execution.

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