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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did Jewish women with Aryan-sounding names have to change their names to?
(a) Rebekah.
(b) Mary.
(c) Esther.
(d) Sarah.

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

3. What area of the city was directly across the river from the zoo?
(a) The Jewish Quarter.
(b) Old Town.
(c) New Berlin.
(d) The Polish Marketplace.

4. Who did Antonina supposedly remind Lutz Heck of?
(a) His wife.
(b) His first love.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

5. What animal did Antonina and Rys take to their country home with them?
(a) A baby lion.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) An otter.
(d) A baby badger.

6. Who ruled Warsaw after the surrender?
(a) Hans Frank.
(b) Adam Englert.
(c) Lutz Heck.
(d) Dr. Muller.

7. What was Magdalena's profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Painter.
(c) Sculptor.
(d) Professor.

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

9. What event were Jan and Antonina preparing for when the war began?
(a) The sale of the zoo to Germany.
(b) A tour of the zoo by important political figures.
(c) National Animal Awareness Day.
(d) The International Association of Zoo Directors' annual meeting.

10. What did the Polish vice president suggest the zoo be used for?
(a) An herbal plant company.
(b) A new zoo.
(c) A fur farm.
(d) A vegetable garden to feed the locals.

11. Who told Antonina that the Polish army was planning to surrender?
(a) Szymon Tenenbaum.
(b) Adam Englert.
(c) Maurycy Fraenkel.
(d) Magdalena Gross.

12. What was explorer Ernst Schafer sent to locate?
(a) The Holy Grail.
(b) The Garden of Eden.
(c) The roots of the Aryan race.
(d) A pure tarpan.

13. What were the race of "pure" humans that the Nazis sought to create called?
(a) Freemasons.
(b) Neolithics.
(c) Gnostics.
(d) Aryans.

14. What did Antonina feed the Guests that she passed off as pheasant?
(a) Starlings.
(b) Flamingos.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Crows.

15. What responsibility did Antonina attend to each day at the zoo following her breakfast?
(a) Taught Rys his daily lessons.
(b) Greeted VIP visitors.
(c) Did the laundry.
(d) Fed the elephants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ewa Brzuska (Granny) hide Jews who were on their way to other locations?

2. Where did Jan build an ammunitions dump for the Home Army?

3. What kind of tree drew bees to the zoo?

4. Who did Antonina and Rys stay with when Jan was first ordered to join the army and the zoo was evacuated?

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

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