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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With the assistance of Stern, Schindler obtains:
(a) Documents that will protect him from Hitler.
(b) Enamelware to get production started.
(c) Loans to start up his business interests.
(d) Black-market connections for his products.

2. When Oskar and Goeth meet in Chapter 20, each realizes the other is in Cracow to do what?
(a) Evade military service.
(b) Make a fortune.
(c) Spy on the other.
(d) Take advantage of the system.

3. What gift does Herr Schindler bring with him to dinner in the Prologue?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) A solid gold tie clip.
(c) A gold-plated cigarette case.
(d) Cognac.

4. In Chapter Two, Oskar Schindler meets a Jewish accountant named. . .
(a) Itzhak Stern.
(b) Ingrid Sudenten.
(c) Mina Goring.
(d) Sepp Aue.

5. In Chapter 13, where is violinist Henry Rosner working?
(a) As second violinist with the Cracow Symphony Orchestra.
(b) In Schindler's Emalia plant.
(c) At a mess hall on the Luftwaffe airbase.
(d) In Madritsch's plant.

6. What reason does Schindler give Goeth for continuing his enamelware operations without change?
(a) Potential interference from the SS.
(b) Potential loss of his license.
(c) Potential loss of profit.
(d) Potential industrial problems.

7. Where did the Poles believe would be a good place to send the Jews?
(a) France.
(b) Africa.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) Romania.

8. In which country does the novel take place?
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.

9. In Chapter 11, Szymon Jereth is the "unofficial manager" of what?
(a) A meat-packing business.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) The only bank in town, which the Germans don't know how to run.
(d) The box factory he used to own.

10. How does Poldek Pfefferberg get the Blauschein on his identity card?
(a) By saying he's a metal polisher.
(b) By pretending he doesn't speak any German.
(c) By sweet-talking the female clerk.
(d) By pretending he's from the Judenrat.

11. What does Oskar Schindler hire Mina Pfefferberg to do?
(a) Interior decoration of his Cracow apartment.
(b) Clean his Cracow apartment once a week.
(c) Serve as hostess at his frequent dinner parties.
(d) Clean up the apartment after the SS had gone through it, making a mess.

12. In Chapter One, Oskar Schindler meets Eberhard Gebauer, who offers Schindler the opportunity to join the. . .
(a) Abwehr intelligence.
(b) Treuhänder committee.
(c) Hakenkreuz security.
(d) Untermensch police agency.

13. How much does Oskar use to bribe the SS man to buy him a bottle of vodka in Chapter 11?
(a) 75 zloty.
(b) 60 zloty.
(c) 40 zloty.
(d) 50 zloty.

14. What type of enamelware do the men dining with Schindler in late 1939 encourage him to produce?
(a) An enamel Swastika.
(b) A fancy enamelled crown with diamonds.
(c) A deluxe enamel Jewish star.
(d) An enamel cross.

15. Who is dragging segments of huts uphill on Jerozolimska Street?
(a) Men from the Prokocim camp.
(b) Children from the Prokocim camp.
(c) Women from the Prokocim camp.
(d) Half the detainees of the Prokocim camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was president of the Judenrat in Chapter 7?

2. In the Prologue, a prisoner is also on his way to the Commandant's villa. Who is that prisoner?

3. How does Dr. H help the bedridden patients avoid the SS Aktion?

4. How long did Schindler court Emilie before marrying her?

5. Rolf Czurda tells Oskar the reason the Jews have no future. What is that reason?

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