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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 'Food in the officers' mess excellent'—Auschwitz.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Johannes Blaskowitz say happened to his troops?
(a) "Physical sickness."
(b) "Brutalization and moral depravity."
(c) "Moral wellness."
(d) "Loss of the will to live."

2. Why was Taubner charged?
(a) For killing Jews.
(b) For saving a Jew.
(c) For refusing to kill Jews.
(d) For killing Jews without authorization.

3. What did a soldier have to overcome while killing the Jewish prisoners?
(a) Fear.
(b) Joy.
(c) Reticence.
(d) Enthusiasm.

4. When did the Babi Yar ravine massacre occur?
(a) September 29-30, 1942.
(b) September 29-30,1941.
(c) September 18-30, 1941.
(d) October 29-30, 1941.

5. How many of the Jews on the train described in "The train journey to Belzec--Schutzpolizei Zugwachtmeister Jäcklein's report" died before arriving at Belzec?
(a) About 300.
(b) About 3,300.
(c) About 5,300.
(d) About 2,300.

Short Answer Questions

1. What period did the letters in 'Letters by Gendarmerie Chief Fritz Jacob" cover?

2. When did the author of "Once again I've got to play general to the Jews" write his diary?

3. Where did Hoss lead work details that exhumed corpses from mass graves?

4. What did "Verdict against SS- Untersturmführer Max Täubner, 24 May 1943" make clear Taubner wasn't assigned as?

5. What did some civilians do to victims ready to be executed?

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