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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. Who did the Lithuanians blame for the foreign occupation of their country?

2. What time period does the third document of "The brutalization of precious German Manpower" cover?

3. How many people were executed in "SS-Obersturmführer August Häfner, Sonderkommando 4a"?

4. What was the author of "Once again I've got to play general to the Jews" job while he wrote his journal?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the book proper consist of according to "The brutalization of precious German manpower," and how is it divided?

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

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

8. What did "Each time a victim was beaten to death they started to clap" examine regarding the early stages of the Holocaust?

9. What were some problems regarding the gas vans?

10. Who was Oberst and what did he recount?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Dr. Kremer's scientific experiment with others at Auschwitz during the Holocaust and examine the implications caused by such experimentation.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the difference between unsanctioned and sanctioned mass murder in the eyes of the Nazis.

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