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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. The author of the documents in "Eliminate the Jews once and for all" held what rank?

2. What did "Verdict against SS- Untersturmführer Max Täubner, 24 May 1943" make clear Taubner wasn't assigned as?

3. How many Jews were killed per day at the start of the Belzec operation according to "SS-Untersturmführer Josef Oberhauser on the early days at Belzec"?

4. What did four of the pictures in "A Gendarmerie Oberwachtmeister's photographs" depict?

5. How many people were on the train described in "The train journey to Belzec--Schutzpolizei Zugwachtmeister Jäcklein's report" when it left for Belzec?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to non-Jewish citizens?

2. How were the letters between Fritz and Lieutenant-General Querner shocking?

3. During what period did the documents of "Their soldierly conduct is exemplary" come from?

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

5. Why did Taubner's time in a German prison benefit him?

6. Why was Kube attacked in several letters?

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

8. What happened to the children at Byelaya Tserkov after the execution of their parents?

9. What did Adolf Eichmann express horror about?

10. What happened to future shipments of Jews?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the note of bizarre concern and the way in which executions were haphazardly carried out.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Taubner and argue whether or not double jeopardy should apply in the case of those who participated in the Holocaust.

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