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WorksheetsThe Nuremberg Trials
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the highest ranking Nazi to be tried at Nuremberg?
a)
Eichmann
b)
Bormann
c)
Himmler
d)
Goering
2.
Why did the allies select Nuremberg as the site for the Nazi trials?
a)
It was largely untouched by Allied bombing
b)
It was a pretty town with nice weather
c)
Unlike the rest of Germany, Nuremberg never accepted Hitler's rule
d)
Nuremberg was a center of Nazi party strength
3.
What were the Nazis charged with at the Nuremberg trials?
a)
Murder
b)
War Crimes
c)
Manslaughter
d)
Treason
4.
Where is the city of Nuremberg located?
a)
Germany
b)
Poland
c)
Russia
d)
Austria
5.
One person who expressed remorse at Nuremberg was "Hitler's architect", _____________ .
a)
Hoess
b)
Ribbentrop
c)
Speer
d)
Donitz
6.
He was tried "in absentia" at Nuremberg.
a)
Hitler
b)
Himmler
c)
Mengele
d)
Bormann
7.
Who was Hitler's personal secretary?
a)
Alberts
b)
Patton
c)
von Parchmann
d)
Bormann
8.
He escaped from Austria and was not captured until 1961.
a)
Bormann
b)
Mengele
c)
Hindenburg
d)
Eichmann
9.
He supervised the deportation of Jews and Romany (Gypsies) to the death camps.
a)
Ribbentrop
b)
Speer
c)
Goering
d)
Eichmann
10.
He led the German Air Force (the Luftwaffe) during the Battle of Britain.
a)
von Richtofen
b)
Himmler
c)
Keitel
d)
Goering
11.
Who was the Commandant at Auschwitz?
a)
Hoess
b)
Eichmann
c)
Mengele
d)
Himmler
12.
The Reich Bank kept these in safes for the Nazis.
a)
Guns
b)
Cyanide Capsules
c)
"Death Head" pins
d)
Gold teeth
13.
The largest successful WWII prisoner revolt occurred at __________ .
a)
Auschwitz
b)
Birkenau
c)
Chelmo
d)
Sobibor
14.
Why were gardens planted and music played at Sobibor?
a)
To calm and pacify arriving prisoners
b)
To provide a pleasant environment for the Jews
c)
To Germans liked to have fresh flowers sent to each barracks daily
d)
The German guards were studying classical music
15.
Why did the American army release Mengele in 1945?
a)
They didn't know he was a wanted man
b)
They didn't believe he had done anything wrong
c)
The Americans didn't like the Jews either
d)
Mengele had not violated any laws
16.
Some of Mangle's most bizarre experiments were carried out on _____ .
a)
Farm animals
b)
Plant life
c)
Twins
d)
Plant life
17.
How did Mengele die?
a)
Heart attack
b)
Beaten to death
c)
Cancer
d)
Drowning
18.
He is the only person ever executed in Israel.
a)
Adolf Eichmann
b)
Martin Bormann
c)
Klaus Voormann
d)
Dieter von Schnitzel
19.
Who provided crucial evidence that helped identify Martin Bormann?
a)
Bormann's wife
b)
Russian army doctors
c)
Bormann's son
d)
Hitler's Dentist
20.
How many people were murdered by the Nazis during WWII?
a)
About three million
b)
About four million
c)
About five million
d)
About six million
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