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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. Who would have Jagerstatter visited before reporting to the military according to Zahn?

2. Where was Jagerstatter raised?

3. What does Zahn say Hitler did?

4. When was the April 9 letter written?

5. What vote was proposed to the people of Austria concerning Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zahn note about Jagerstatter's personality in "The Young Ruffian"?

2. What does Zahn note about Feldmann's efforts?

3. How did the Nazi party try to win over opposition?

4. What did Zahn conclude that Jagerstatter's stance exemplified?

5. What does Zahn say of the young people he was able to interview?

6. What were the reasons given for Jagerstatter's exile from his village?

7. What did Jagerstatter remind his young daughters of?

8. What could Jagerstatter's stance be used to measure according to Zahn?

9. What did Mrs. Jagerstatter and the priest say Jagerstatter would have gladly fought for?

10. What was Mrs. Jagerstatter's memory of the other villagers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how the book, "In Solitary Witness", influences some to stand against future wars.

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

Analyze the moral implications in Jagerstatter serving in the Nazi military and also the moral implications in Jagerstatter's decision to refuse to serve.

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