Auschwitz and the Holocaust Experience

What was the initial destination for the Geiringer family after being rounded up by the Gestapo?

• Treblinka

• Auschwitz

• Bergen-Belsen

• Dachau

What was the first terrible event that occurred upon arrival at Auschwitz, as described by Eva Geiringer?

• Families were immediately gassed

• Men and women were separated

• All possessions were confiscated

• They were forced to shave their heads

What was the primary role of the camp doctor upon the prisoners' arrival at Auschwitz?

• To provide medical treatment

• To register new arrivals

• To decide who would live or die

• To oversee the gas chambers

How were prisoners identified after their possessions were taken and their hair was shaved?

• By their names

• By their original clothing

• By tattooed numbers

• By their country of origin

In a late 1944 poll, what percentage of Americans believed that Germans were murdering Jews in concentration camps?

• 24%

• 50%

• 76%

• 90%