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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. Where were the soldiers of the motorized column when they witnessed a massacre in 'If they get their revenge, we're in for a hard time"?

2. What was the Nazi government concerned about regarding institutionalized murder, according to "The brutalization of precious German Manpower"?

3. How were the bodies of the Babi Yar ravine massacre disposed of?

4. What camp were the Jews of Olkusz/Ilkenau sent to?

5. What was the rationale behind the executions in "SS-Obersturmführer August Häfner, Sonderkommando 4a"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What edition was the "Preface" taken from, and what does it include?

6. Who was the cycle unit that participated in mass killing of Jews supported by?

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

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

9. Who wrote the "Foreword" and what does the writer discuss?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine one theme from The Good Old Days and analyze its significance.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of voluntary verses involuntary participation in mass murders and the Holocaust.

Essay Topic 3

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

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