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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 did Kurt say in "Kurt Möbius on the guilt of the Jews and his own lack of blame" about orders given by a government?

2. What was Professor Wilhelm Pfannenstiel's job at Belzec?

3. When were the documents in the first section of "The bodies piled up in the streets" sent?

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

5. What period of time did "'In the interest of maintaining military discipline..." cover?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the substantial sum of cash sent by Gauleiter Greiser meant for?

3. What did Grabnar order Hans Stark to do, according to "Food in the officer's mess excellent - Auschwitz"?

4. What happened to non-Jewish citizens?

5. What happened to future shipments of Jews?

6. What was Kretschmer enthusiastic about?

7. What happened in Taubner's military service?

8. What did Adolf Eichmann express horror about?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the feelings or lack thereof of those who participated in or witnessed massacres during the Holocaust.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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