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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1944 - 4 and 1945 History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city did the failed assassination attempt against Hitler take place?
(a) Dachau.
(b) Belsen.
(c) Reich.
(d) Berlin.

2. What does Ida do, regarding her deceased mother's Jewish heritage, in Chapter 3?
(a) Tells only her husband, and begs him not to report it.
(b) Tells everyone she knows, and refuses to hide it.
(c) Tries to prevent anyone finding out about it.
(d) Reports it to Italian authorities.

3. What does the drunken German soldier do to Ida?
(a) Reports her.
(b) Robs her.
(c) Beats her up.
(d) Rapes her.

4. What city was burned to the ground by the Nazis in 1943?
(a) Belsen.
(b) Stalingrad.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Rome.

5. How do people feel about the pact between Hitler and Mussolini, in Chapter 3?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Pleased.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "The Thousand"?

2. What city was liberated in 1943, at the cost of 630,000 lives?

3. Ida gets a job, in 1944, teaching Italian to soldiers from what country?

4. What was the cause of death for the patriarch of the family from Genzano?

5. Who brings Ida startling news of atrocities being committed against Jews?

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