The Boys Who Fought the Nazis Quiz- 8th grade

Which sentence best summarizes the article?

• Not everyone in the Hitler Youth agreed with what the Nazis believed

• Hitler blamed the Jews for all of Germany's problems

• During World War II, one German boy lost his life trying to resist Hitler

• In Nazi Germany, three boys risked everything to spread the truth about Hitler

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The first three paragraphs of the article serve to

• introduce the setting and build suspense

• explain the nature of Karl's secret mission

• illustrate how WWII started

• demonstrate the Nazis' control over Germany

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How does the author best emphasize the courage of Helmuth, Karl, and Rudi?

• by explaining why they left the Hitler youth

• by describing the horrors of Hitler's regime

• by showing photographs of the Nazis

• by indicating that they have no regrets

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CCSS.RI.6.9

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Which statement is NOT supported by information in the article?

• Most Germans did not have access to news from other countries

• Helmuth was killed for criticizing Hitler

• When he was young Karl thought he might want to be a Nazi leader

• Helmuth is still considered a hero

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Consider this sentence from the article: "In all of human's history few regimes have been more profoundly evil than Hitler's Nazi Germany."

Context clues reveal that profoundly means

• slightly

• intensely

• intelligently

• strictly

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Based on the information in the map, you can see that

• the Nazis controlled most of Europe in 1942

• very few countries were neutral during the war

• Great Britain and the Soviet Union fought against the Nazis

• All of the above

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Members of Hitler's Youth were expected to

• speak only to one another

• fight in battles so Hitler could win the war

• spit on German Jews

• report people who were not loyal to the Nazis