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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 were those who wrote "Pushed to their psychological limits" part of?

2. What does "The Twelve Toppers and a Little Hat" say stuck out of the ground?

3. When did the events in "'Bloody Wednesday' in Olkusz/Ilkenau" take place?

4. Who wrote the "Foreword" of The Good Old Days?

5. What type of troops were brought to support the German unit in the third document, "The brutalization of precious German Manpower"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Landau formally state regarding Jewish children in comparison to his own?

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

4. What time period did the excerpts from the diary of a cycle battalion cover?

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

6. What did accompanying photographs of the Babi Yar ravine show?

7. What did the Jager Report recommend?

8. What does the Report marked "Secret Reich Business" contain?

9. What were some problems regarding the gas vans?

10. What organization was Landau involved in during his youth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Argue for or against the concept of accidental witnessing when the killing takes several hours.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the difficulties of managing mass murder as discussed in The Good Old Days.

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