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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 the zoo's cryptonym?
(a) The Monkey House.
(b) The House Under a Full Moon.
(c) The Lynx House.
(d) The House Under a Crazy Star.

2. Which animals were the first that a visitor to the zoo would see?
(a) Elephants.
(b) Flamingos.
(c) Rhesus monkeys.
(d) Giraffes.

3. How did Rys first hear about the impending war?
(a) From Antonina who explained why they had to leave the zoo.
(b) From Jan when he was leaving to join the Home Army.
(c) From his friends while at the country house.
(d) From his teacher.

4. Who helped Jan to return to Warsaw during the initial battle?
(a) Dr. Muller.
(b) Adam Englert.
(c) Lutz Heck.
(d) Maurycy Fraenkel.

5. What language was illegal to speak in Warsaw during the German occupation?
(a) Polish.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Hebrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was explorer Ernst Schafer sent to locate?

2. What animal did Antonina and Rys take to their country home with them?

3. According to legend, what did the word Poland sound like in Hebrew that made the Jews want to go there?

4. What name did Jewish women with Aryan-sounding names have to change their names to?

5. What does Rys mean in Polish?

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