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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sacrificed himself on the field at Camp Wengerohr to save Rabbit?
(a) Sergeant Banner.
(b) Sergeant Baum.
(c) Sergeant Roswell.
(d) Sergeant Eichmann.

2. What was the name of Jo Vis's wife?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Agaat.
(c) Helga.
(d) Marie.

3. How many Jews were still alive at Theresienstadt when it was liberated?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 2,000.

4. Who was Alfons's aunt that burned his Hitler Youth uniform as the Americans pressed into Wittlich?
(a) Tilly.
(b) Helga.
(c) Helen.
(d) Anna.

5. How many Jews did Jo Vis have under his care when he was arrested by the Nazis and sent to Dachau?
(a) 22.
(b) 13.
(c) 60.
(d) 45.

6. How old was Alfons Heck when he earned his "C" status?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

7. For about how long did Helen and Siegfried stay with Mevouwtje and the others in her home?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

8. When did the Jews of the Warsaw ghetoo revolt against the Nazis?
(a) April 13, 1943.
(b) May 16, 1943.
(c) May 14, 1940.
(d) October 22, 1942.

9. Where was Alfons Heck's brother relocated on June 11, 1943?
(a) The Ural Mountains.
(b) The Carpathian Mountains.
(c) The Tatra Mountains.
(d) The Caucasus Mountains.

10. Where was Alfons ordered to report in order to be sworn in as a Fahnrich with the Luftwaffe?
(a) Spang.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Kassel.
(d) Berlin.

11. How many boys was Alfons Heck in charge of when he was promoted to the rank of Unterbannfuhrer?
(a) 4,400.
(b) 2,800.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,200.

12. What book did Kurt Vonnegut write about his experiences as a prisoner of war and the American air raids?
(a) Cat's Cradle.
(b) Slaughterhouse Five.
(c) Player Piano.
(d) Breakfast of Champions.

13. When did the French occupiers come to Germany after the war?
(a) June 2, 1945.
(b) September 2, 1945.
(c) April 2, 1945.
(d) July 5, 1945.

14. Where was author Kurt Vonnegut held as a prisoner of war during WWII?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Kassel.

15. On what date were the gates of the Kratzau camp opened, freeing the Jews?
(a) October 22, 1942.
(b) June 12, 1945.
(c) May 9, 1945.
(d) August 13, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Frank family sent to await deportation to the east after they were arrested in Amsterdam?

2. Who was Alfons's commandant as he prepared to test for the "C" rating?

3. How many days leave was Alfons Heck granted after fulfilling his orders in Spang?

4. Where did Hans Leiwitz observe the murder of 30,000 Jewish women, children, and old men as the SS machine-gunned them into a ravine?

5. To what concentration camp was Jo Vis sent after being caught for harboring an enemy of the Reich?

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