WorksheetsMaus Review
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In Ch. 1, what is Vladek doing as he tells Art his story?
a)
Counting pills
b)
Smoking a cigar
c)
Pedaling a stationary bike
d)
Doing muscle-ups
2.
In what business was Vladek?
a)
Politics
b)
Textiles
c)
Banking
d)
Teaching
3.
True or False. Vladek married Lucia Greenberg
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What happened to Anja after Richieu was born?
a)
She got cancer.
b)
She got postpartum depression.
c)
She became an alcoholic.
d)
She ran away.
5.
At the end of Ch. 2, where does Vladek go?
a)
To serve in the war against Germany.
b)
Back home to Sosnowiec
c)
Back home to Czestochowa
d)
He stays in Bielsko.
6.
What methods did Vladek's father use to try to keep him out of the army?
a)
He threatened him.
b)
He tied him up.
c)
He shipped him off to boarding school.
d)
He deprived him of food and sleep.
7.
What happens to Vladek while he is in the war?
a)
He gets shot.
b)
He dies.
c)
He gets captured.
d)
He gets a medal of honor.
8.
In Maus, what animal is used to depict the Jews?
a)
Cat
b)
Dog
c)
Mouse
d)
Pig
9.
Why is the Parshas Truma so significant to Vladek?
a)
It was when he was released from prison.
b)
It was when he married Anja.
c)
It was when Art was born.
d)
All of the above.
10.
Who wrote Maus?
a)
Vladek Spiegelman
b)
Art Spiegelman
c)
Elie Wiesel
d)
unknown
11.
At the registration why did Fela get sent to the left and not the right?
a)
Four kids was too many
b)
She was not healthy enough
c)
She didn't register so she was asked to leave
d)
The kids were being loud so she was asked to leave
12.
Where did Vladek keep Anja's journals after she died.
a)
In the attic
b)
In the den
c)
She didn't have a journal
d)
The journals were destroyed in the ghetto
13.
What happened when Anja's grandparents were sent to Auschwitz?
a)
They were given a very nice room
b)
They were sent to work
c)
They were sent to the gas chambers
d)
They were never found by the Nazi's
14.
How does Art respond to his father when Vladek calls to ask for help with fixing the drainpipe?
a)
He immediately helps him
b)
He calls someone to help him.
c)
He is not willing to help him.
d)
He tells Mala to do it.
15.
What is "Prisoner on the Hell Planet"?
a)
An early comic of Artie's
b)
A book Vladek read to Artie
c)
The title of a Maus chapter
d)
Nickname for Holocaust prisoners
16.
What happens to Richieu in the Ghetto in Zawierce?
a)
He is hidden under a coal shaft.
b)
He is poisoned.
c)
He is taken by the Germans.
d)
He dies of the flu.
17.
Why does Vladek build a bunker?
a)
to save Mala's family
b)
To have an extra sleeping space
c)
To help the Germans
d)
To hide his family from Germans
18.
Why does Artie say Vladek is like a racist caricature of the "miserly old Jew"?
a)
He makes Mala wear Anja's clothes
b)
He saves napkins from restaurants so he doesn't have to buy
c)
He doesn't like giving Mala money
d)
All of the above
19.
Vladek compares Artie to which famous person?
a)
Walt Disney
b)
Rudolph Valentino
c)
Hitler
d)
Mickey Mouse
20.
When Vladek took the streetcar, why did he ride in the official car, and not with the Poles?
a)
The Germans paid no attention to Vladek
b)
He didn't like Poles
c)
It was cheaper
d)
It was more comfortable
21.
Mrs. Motonowa's husband comes home for 10 days once every
a)
two months
b)
four months
c)
six months
d)
three months
22.
Anja tutored Mrs. Motonowa's son in which language?
a)
German
b)
Hebrew
c)
Polish
d)
Russian
23.
Why does Mrs. Motonowa kick the Spiegelmans out of her house?
a)
They were unable to pay her
b)
They were too noisy
c)
She fears the Gestapo will raid her house
d)
They ate too much
24.
Which European country seemed like a safe place for Jews, according to Vladek?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Czechoslovokia
d)
Hungary
25.
In the end, Vladek and Anja get caught
a)
true
b)
false
26.
What Happened During The Roundup Of Over 1,000 People In Srodula?
a)
Kids Were Taken; Those Who Resisted Were Freed
b)
Everyone Was Given A Tank
c)
They Were All Executed
d)
Kids Were Taken; Those Who Resisted Were Killed
27.
What Happened To The Man Who Betrayed Vladek's Family?
a)
He Was Shot
b)
Murdered
c)
Escaped From The Camp
d)
Jumped Off A German Plane
28.
What Happens To Those Who Go Along With Pesach's Plan?
a)
They Are Killed
b)
They Escape
c)
They Are Arrested
d)
Sent To A Concentration Camp
29.
At the end of Ch. 2, where does Vladek go?
a)
To serve in the war against Germany.
b)
Back home to Sosnowiec
c)
Back home to Czestochowa
d)
He stays in Bielsko.
30.
What was the name of Vladek and Anja's first son?
a)
Artie
b)
Richieu
c)
Avishag
d)
Lucia
31.
What did Vladek receive from the Polish Government?
a)
Money
b)
A Draft Notice
c)
Death Warrent
d)
A Gift-Card to Wahoo's
32.
What Was The Conspiracy That Anja Was Supposely Involved In?
a)
Helping Italy Plan An Invasion of Germany
b)
Plotting to Kill Hitler
c)
Translating Communist Documents
d)
Helping Nazi Officials Plan A Coup
33.
What Did Vladek Want Artie To Do At The Beginning Of Chapter 4?
a)
Help Him Fix A Leaking Pipe
b)
Help Him Repair His Bicycle
c)
Give Him A Huig
d)
Buy Him Some Food
34.
What Is A Black Market?
a)
Illegal Traffic or Trading
b)
A Market Located In A Black Building
c)
Legal Traffic or Trading
d)
A Government Controlled Market
35.
How Did Vladek Get A Work Card?
a)
Stole It
b)
Pretended To Be A Nazi
c)
Had Inside Help
d)
Bribed The German Offical
36.
How Did Vladek Escape Capture Near The Train Station?
a)
He was helped by Ilzecki.
b)
Turned Invisible
c)
Managed to Sneak Into A Building
d)
Bribed The Nazi's
37.
What Did Vladek Want To Do With Richieu?
a)
Make Him Join The Hitler Youth
b)
Bring Him To The Park
c)
Hide Him With Ilzecki
d)
Send Him To America
38.
What Happened To All Jewish Owned Businesses?
a)
They Were Upgraded
b)
Taken Over By Aryan Businessmen
c)
Burned To The Ground
d)
Nothing
39.
What Happened To Anja’s Ninety Year Old Grandparents?
a)
Were Treated Royally By The Nazi's
b)
Died of Old Age
c)
Were Sent To America
d)
Sent To Concentration Camps
40.
What Did The New Order Issued By The Nazi's In 1943 State?
a)
All Jews Were To Live In The Village of Srodula
b)
All Jews Were To Be Executed
c)
All Jews Were Free
d)
Jews Had Permission to Leave Germany.
41.
Who Paid The Poles To Move Into The Jewish Residencies?
a)
The Nazi's
b)
Americans
c)
Jews
d)
Christians
42.
What Did Tosha Do To Avoid Auschwitz?
a)
Dressed Up As A Nazi
b)
Poisoned Herself And All Of The Children
c)
Shot Herself
d)
Hid In The Basement
43.
How Did The Gestapo Find Vladek's Family?
a)
The Man They Let Free Ratted Them Out
b)
They Were Caught Sneaking Around
c)
Arrested Stealing Food
d)
Surrendered To The Nazi's Willingly
44.
What Happened To Anja's Parents?
a)
Killed Themselves With Poison
b)
Survived And Moved To America
c)
Died In The Camp
d)
Jumped Off The Roof
45.
What Was The "Flour" In The Cake?
a)
Cat Fur
b)
Laundry Soap
c)
Milk
d)
Bone Paste
46.
What Does Vladek Weep About At The End Of Chapter 5?
a)
His Son
b)
The Holocust
c)
Anja
d)
His Money
47.
In Maus, what animal is used to depict the Jews?
a)
Cat
b)
Dog
c)
Mouse
d)
Pig
48.
Growing up, where did Vladek's family live?
a)
Czestochowa
b)
Sosnowiec
c)
Warsaw
d)
Bethel Park
49.
True or False. Vladek married Lucia Greenberg
a)
True
b)
False
50.
What Did Anja Do That Intrested Artie So Much?
a)
Writing A Diary About Her Experiences
b)
Scouting Out Different Hiding Spots
c)
Leaving Mysteriously In The Middle of The Night
d)
Talking With Nazi's
51.
Germany employed a tactic that used extremely quick attacks. What was this called
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
lebenbaum
c)
leningrad
d)
Trench warfare
52.
Hitler wrote this from prison, and it literally laid out his plan for Germany
a)
Mein Kampf
b)
Deutschland
c)
Return to Greatness
d)
Third Reich
53.
Due to paranoia, hitler invaded his own Ally, _____________.
a)
Turkey
b)
Austria
c)
Russia
d)
Japan
54.
Attack the prompted the United States to join WWII
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
El-Alamein
c)
D-Day
55.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler's retaliation
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
56.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
57.
An ideology rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism, racism, and blind loyalty to the state.
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Facism
c)
Genocide
d)
Blitzkrieg
58.
Which issue best characterizes the years leading to the Second World War?
a)
Expansion of the race for space flight
b)
Rise of dictators and totalitarian states
c)
Introduction of new information technology
d)
Concern for climate change and conservation
59.
Who promised to restore Germany to its former power?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
60.
Mussolini maintained his power by using all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
secret police
b)
censorship
c)
propaganda
d)
listening to ideas of the people
61.
What was the name of Stalin's political party?
a)
Communist
b)
Socialist
c)
Nazi
d)
Fascist
62.
What was the name of Mussolini's political party that controlled Italy through WWII?
a)
Soviet
b)
NAZI
c)
Fascist
d)
Republican
63.
Who were the Allies?
a)
Switzerland, Belgium, France
b)
Great Britain, UK, England
c)
Soviet Union, Russia, USSR
d)
UK, US, USSR
64.
Who was the President of the United States during WWII?
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
Omar Bradley
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
65.
Who were the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Japan, Italy
b)
Jermany, Gapan, Italy
c)
Italy, Switzerland, Vichy France
d)
Germany, The Third Reich, The Motherland
66.
What was 'Mein Kampf?'
a)
Hitler's Magazine - "My Crucible"
b)
Hitler's Idea of "Mass Death"
c)
Hitler's Guidelines to German Police
d)
Hitler's Book - "My Struggle"
67.
Why did Japan invade Manchuria?
a)
To take natural resources
b)
To prove their power
c)
To distract the rest of the world from their plan to attack Pearl Harbor
d)
For 'fun'
68.
What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?
a)
Giving aid to the Allies without joining the war
b)
Giving aid to the Axis without joining the war
c)
Sending troops to fight in Europe
d)
Helping China fight the Soviets
69.
To kick off WWII, Germany invaded
a)
Holland
b)
Japan
c)
Poland
d)
US
70.
Hitler wrote this from prison, and it literally laid out his plan for Germany
a)
Mein Kampf
b)
Deutschland
c)
Dirty Jews
d)
Third Reich
71.
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor
a)
oil embargo
b)
hatred of US
c)
US sent money to allies
72.
Hitler wrote this from prison, and it literally laid out his plan for Germany
a)
Mein Kampf
b)
Deutschland
c)
Dirty Jews
d)
Third Reich
73.
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor
a)
oil embargo
b)
hatred of US
c)
US sent money to allies
74.
Which most contributed to the rise of the Nazi party?
a)
Great Depression
b)
The new democratic government of Germany
c)
Rise of fascism in Italy
d)
Isolationism practiced in America
75.
Appeasement is
a)
Giving in to an aggressor
b)
Using vehicles to quickly conquer a country
c)
Using war as an answer to every diplomatic problem
d)
blaming a specific grou
76.
This country was given to Hitler in the Munich agreement
a)
Poland
b)
Czechoslovakia
c)
France
d)
Italy
77.
Italy, Japan and Germany all had this in common
a)
Empathy towards other nations
b)
Protecting human rights
c)
Imperialist foreign policies
d)
Support for basic freedoms
78.
Fascist leader in Italy
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Tojo
79.
How did Japan plan on dealing with its lack of natural resources?
a)
Using extensive trade with other nations
b)
Taking over land in Asia
c)
Practicing communism
d)
Staying Isolated from Western ideas
80.
Fascism best described as
a)
Using capitalism to better your country
b)
a totalitarian government with strong nationalism
c)
a classless society where everyone is equal.
d)
Practice of humanist ideas.
81.
This organization was proved ineffective through the aggression of dictators in Germany Italy and Japan
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
NATO
d)
OPEC
82.
How did WWI lead to WWII
a)
The treaty of Versailles ruined Germany, allowing totalitarian governments to take over
b)
France occupied Germany leading to a revolution by Hitler
c)
The totalitarian government set up after WWI was corrupt.
d)
It was unclear who was victorious in WWI
83.
Stalin controlled this country
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
84.
Tojo took over this country
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Russia
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