Quiz – The Holocaust

What was the Nazi 'Final Solution'?

• A peace agreement

• A plan for rebuilding Berlin

• A military alliance

• The genocide of the Jewish people

Who led the Einsatzgruppen death squads?

• Albert Speer

• Heinrich Himmler

• Joseph Goebbels

• Reinhard Heydrich

Why did the Nazis switch from Einsatzgruppen to extermination camps?

• They lacked ammunition

• They wanted fewer witnesses

• They were losing the war

• Mass shootings were considered too slow

What was the largest Nazi death camp?

• Bergen-Belsen

• Treblinka

• Dachau

• Auschwitz

What percentage of Poland's Jewish population was killed?

• 30%

• 50%

• 70%

• Approximately 90%

What term is used in Hebrew for the Holocaust?

• Zion

• Shabbat

• Gehenna

• Shoah

Which non-Jewish group was also targeted for extermination by the Nazis?

• Basques

• Celts

• Normans

• Roma (Gypsies)

What was the primary function of death camps like Auschwitz?

• Training centers

• Military defense

• Political imprisonment

• Mass extermination

What role did Denmark play during the Holocaust?

• It deported Jews to Germany

• It built ghettos

• It joined the Axis powers

• It saved almost its entire Jewish population

What did many in the world do in response to early reports of Nazi atrocities?

• Launched immediate invasions

• Sent relief forces

• Formed Jewish militias

• Dismissed them due to past wartime exaggerations