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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What land did Jagerstatter's stepfather own?

2. Why did Furthauer give the position of sexton to Jagerstatter ?

3. What did Jagerstatter do before leaving for service?

4. What was the newspaper that ran a story about Zahn's research called?

5. What consequences were there for Jagerstatter because of the rumor he fathered an illegitimate daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the town host, according to "St. Radegund"?

2. What does Zahn note of church objections to the Nazi regime?

3. What happened when Jagerstatter reported for duty at Enns on March 1, 1943?

4. What was Linzer Volksblatt and how did it effect Zahn's research?

5. What do the letters Jagerstatter sent to his wife while in prison include?

6. What does Zahn say about the articles focusing on his project?

7. What does Jagerstatter say about Christians?

8. What did Jagerstatter tell his wife about those who decided to serve in the military?

9. Who probably influenced Jagerstatter's religious tendencies?

10. What was Jagerstatter's sentence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the attitudes of his community toward his stance and analyze how it affected his family.

Essay Topic 2

Examine why Gordon Charles Zahn chose to write on Franz Jagerstatter and compare the two men, focusing on their similarities.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the beliefs of the Catholic Church and why Jagerstatter believed that Christians were meant to meet high principles.

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