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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tree drew bees to the zoo?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Pine.
(c) Oak.
(d) Linden.

2. What element of zoo design did Lutz Heck advocate for?
(a) An open safari-like zoo.
(b) Small animal enclosures.
(c) Enclosures that resembled the animals' natural habitats.
(d) Barred cages that made it easy for people to view the animals.

3. After Antonina heard that the Polish army was going to surrender, who delivered a message to the contrary?
(a) Jan.
(b) The Polish president.
(c) Hitler.
(d) The mayor of Warsaw.

4. What does Rys mean in Polish?
(a) Starling.
(b) Lion.
(c) Lynx.
(d) Rabbit.

5. Who told Antonina that the Polish army was planning to surrender?
(a) Szymon Tenenbaum.
(b) Magdalena Gross.
(c) Adam Englert.
(d) Maurycy Fraenkel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the baby elephant's name?

2. What was the name of the rhesus monkey that was stealing babies from other monkeys?

3. What did Hitler do to justify an attack on Poland?

4. Who did Antonina and Rys stay with when Jan was first ordered to join the army and the zoo was evacuated?

5. What event were Jan and Antonina preparing for when the war began?

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