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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'His attitude towards the Jews is quite impossible'—Documents on persecution in the White Russia Generalbezirk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the Jewish children held after the execution of their parents?
(a) A building near a ravine.
(b) A building in the forest.
(c) A building inside the town.
(d) A building on the outskirts of the village.

2. When were the documents in "The action rid me of unnecessary mouths to feed" created?
(a) January 25,1943.
(b) January 25, 1942.
(c) January 5,1942.
(d) January 25,1945.

3. How were some Jewish executions organized according to "Execution as popular entertainment"?
(a) As entertainment.
(b) As examples for others.
(c) As training exercises.
(d) As a show for SS officials.

4. What do the three documents in "Pushed to their psychological limits" say victims sometimes did that was difficult for the killer to handle?
(a) They hid.
(b) They fled.
(c) They fought back.
(d) They resisted.

5. What food did the doctors in Auschwitz like in the camp?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Strudel.
(d) Cocoa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the statements forming "Quite happy to take part in shootings" not show?

2. How did Kretschmer sign his letters?

3. How long did the children have to wait before being executed?

4. What followed in some instances of a soldier refusing to participate in mass killing?

5. How many Jews died in the Babi Yar ravine massacre?

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