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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 did the director of the slaughterhouse want to turn the zoo into?
(a) A training camp for soldiers.
(b) A meat processing plant.
(c) A horse farm.
(d) A German herbal plant company.

2. What element of zoo design did Lutz Heck advocate for?
(a) Barred cages that made it easy for people to view the animals.
(b) Enclosures that resembled the animals' natural habitats.
(c) Small animal enclosures.
(d) An open safari-like zoo.

3. What song did Antonina play on the piano as a warning signal for the Guests?
(a) Beethoven's Symphony Number Nine.
(b) I'll Be Seeing You.
(c) The Star Spangled Banner.
(d) Go, go, go to Crete!

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

5. What theory did Lutz Heck reject?
(a) The theory of animal psychology.
(b) The theory of hybrid vigor.
(c) The theory of ethical treatment of zoo animals.
(d) The theory of enrichment for zoo animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Jan raise at the zoo to feed German soldiers?

2. What was Lutz Heck's profession before the war?

3. What kind of store did Antonina and Rys seek shelter in when Antonina thought the fourth floor apartment was not safe?

4. What was Jan collecting in the boxes he placed on shelves in the villa's kitchen?

5. What task did Antonina sometimes do in the middle of the night?

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