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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lutz Heck's profession before the war?
(a) He was a professor at the college Jan attended.
(b) He was the director of the Berlin Zoo.
(c) He was a veterinarian.
(d) He was a lawyer.

2. What did Hitler do to justify an attack on Poland?
(a) Portrayed the Jews as evil people who needed to be exterminated.
(b) Staged a phony attack on a German border town.
(c) Claimed the Jews were planning to invade Germany.
(d) Claimed Poland was building up weapons to attack Germany.

3. Who did Antonina and Rys stay with when Jan was first ordered to join the army and the zoo was evacuated?
(a) Jan's mother.
(b) Antonina's sister-in-law.
(c) Antonina's mother.
(d) Rys's teacher.

4. What is an aurochs?
(a) A bull.
(b) A bison.
(c) A horse.
(d) A bird.

5. What print did Antonina prefer for her clothing?
(a) Solid colors.
(b) Stripes.
(c) Polka dots.
(d) Checks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area of the city was directly across the river from the zoo?

2. What did Lutz Heck take from the Warsaw Zoo in addition to valuable animals?

3. What were the race of "pure" humans that the Nazis sought to create called?

4. What animal frequently followed Jan around the zoo on his daily bicycle tours?

5. What was the punishment for harboring a Jew?

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