WorksheetsHolocaust
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The Holocaust is recognized as the
a. end of the war in Europe in 1945.
b. persecution of Jewish people by the Nazis during World War I.
c. murder of millions of Jewish people by the Nazis during World War II.
d. period of violence after World War II.
Who did the Nazi Party target?
a. Roma people only
b. Jewish people only
c. Roma and Catholic people only
d. Jewish, Roma and disabled people, among other groups
Which of the following did the Nazi Party believe about race?
a. Germans are elite and belong to the master Aryan race.
b. Race is a social construct that is not based in biology.
c. Only Jewish people are considered non-Aryan.
d. Only Italians belong to the master Aryan race.
What kind of laws did Adolf Hitler implement as head of state in Germany?
a. laws that reversed the Treaty of Versailles
b. anti-Semitic laws that persecuted Jewish people
c. laws that made violence against non-Aryans illegal
d. laws that punished the United States for World War I
Under the Nazi regime, many Jewish people
a. rebuilt synagogues.
b. opened new businesses.
c. were forced to live in ghettos.
d. found safety by fleeing to Poland.
On the Night of Broken Glass, Nazis
a. converted the homes of Jewish people into labor camps.
b. began the mass murder of Jewish people in death camps.
c. confiscated the belongings of Jewish prisoners and sold them.
d. attacked Jewish people, burned synagogues and pillaged businesses.
In concentration camps, prisoners were
a. trained as soldiers and forced to fight for Germany in the war.
b. tattooed with ID numbers, and then sent home.
c. experimented on and forced to do hard labor.
d. given good medical care.
Which line from the song best speaks to the role that German citizens played in the events of the Holocaust?
a. “Persecuting the disabled and Roma, too...”
b. “They tattooed ID numbers on every captive.”
c. “...would you even have hope?”
d. “It happened ’cause good people didn’t stand up.”
Remembering the events of the Holocaust helps us
a. learn how to stop a genocide.
b. honor the legacy of the victims.
c. work to ensure that such events never happen again.
d. all of the answer choices are correct.
Place the following events in sequence: A) Anti-Semitism begins in Europe; B) Six million Jews are murdered; C) Hitler comes to power
a. A, C, B
b. A, B, C
c. C, A, B
d. B, A, C
. As soon as Hitler took over, he began persecuting Jews. In the previous sentence, what does"persecuting" mean?
a. Killing
b. Discriminating against
c. Isolating
d. Passing laws against
What other groups did the Nazis target for extermination?
a. Gypsies and Communists
b. People of French descent
c. Anyone who wasn't a Nazi
d. Catholic people
What effect did the Nuremberg Laws have on Germany's Jewish population?
a. They forced the entire Jewish population into concentration camps
b. They restricted the rights Jewish people had
c. They prevented Jews from living inside ghettos
d. They made being Jewish a crime
Why did Hitler blame the Jews for Germany's problems?
a. The Jews had helped the Allies defeat Germany in World War I.
b. It was easy to blame all the country's problems on one minority group.
c. Hitler had a bad incident with a Jewish classmate when he was a schoolboy.
d. Hitler's parents were secretly Jewish.
What is a quota?
a. A law that makes discrimination legal
b. A limit on how many people are allowed to participate in something
c. A particularly violent form of anti-Semitism
d. A form of dictatorship
Which of the following is an example of genocide?
a. When an individual hates an entire race of people.
b. When a person is murdered because of his ethnicity.
c. When an entire ethnic group is wiped out.
d. When ethnic discrimination is legalized by the government.
What was the main function of the Jewish ghettos of Europe?
a. To separate Jews from the rest of the population.
b. To prevent Jews from owning property.
c. To allow Jews to better socialize with one another.
d. To make sure Jews had easy access to places of worship.
What was the Final Solution?
a. America's war plan against Germany
b. A law that denied Jews citizenship
c. A Jewish revolt in the Warsaw ghetto
d. The Nazis' plan to murder all European Jews
Which of the following term describes the German government under Hitler?
a. Democracy
b. Monarchy
c. Oligarchy
d. Dictatorship
While in hiding, ________ helped the Franks.
a. the government
b. a few friends
c. Otto’s family
d. no one
Anne ended up at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp with
a. her mother
b. her brother
c. her father
d. her sister
Otto Frank had Anne’s diary published
a. after Anne's death.
b. against Anne’s wishes.
c. while Anne was in the concentration camp.
d. before the Franks were discovered by the Nazis.
What tragic event in Anne Frank's life happened in 1944?
a. Nazi police found the Secret Annex.
b. Anne’s best friend Jacqueline died.
c. Nazis invaded Holland.
d. World War II began.
How much did Anne write while in hiding
a. ten pages
b. 23 notebooks full
c. hundreds of pages
d. a few short diary entries
Anne hoped that her diary would
a. never be found.
b. help defeat the Nazis.
c. be read by famous people.
d. get published after the war
True or False: Anne only wrote about politics and the war in her diary.
a. True
b. False
What did Anne Frank call her family’s hiding place?
a. the Hideout
b. the Hidden Attic
c. the Secret Annex
d. the Underground Station
Anne was ________ years old when she died.
a. 25
b. 21
c. 15
d. 13
What is anti-Semitism?
a. prosecuting and discrimination of Jews
b. prosecuting and discrimination of Muslims
c. prosecuting and discrimination of Hindus
d. prosecuting and discrimination of Christians
In the sentence, "An anonymous informant told the Nazis about the Franks," what does"anonymous informant" mean? Choose the best answer
a. A Dutch citizen who was also a member of the Nazi Party
b. Someone who is prejudiced against Jews, but will not admit it publicly
c. Someone who gives information without revealing his name
d. A Nazi soldier whose name and rank were kept secret
If Anne Frank lived in the Netherlands, why was she oppressed by Nazi Germany?
a. The Dutch people had elected a Nazi government
b. The Dutch government asked the Nazis to oppress its Jewish citizens
c. Anne Frank was born in Germany, and was thus subject to its laws
d. Nazi Germany conquered the Netherlands during World War II
What has Anne Frank come to symbolize?
a. The strength of the human spirit when confronted by evil
b. The idea that many people can live comfortably in a small space
c. The idea that girls are good at writing in their diaries
d. The idea that young people can write bestselling books
What were concentration camps?
a. Large factories that produced war equipment for Germany
b. Places where the Nazis sent Jews and others to be killed
c. Hiding places where many Jews stayed during the Holocaust
d. Neighborhoods in big cities where the Nazis forced Jews to live
Place the following events in sequence: A) The Nazis discover the Secret Annex; B) Anne's diary is published; C) World War II ends
a. A, C, B
b. C, A, B
c. B, C, A
d. A, B, C
Which of these is an opinion about Anne Frank?
a. She did not live to see the end of World War II
b. Her diary is one of the best-selling books of the 20th century
c. She occasionally quarreled with her sister, Margot
d. Her writing is more poignant than that of most adult authors
Besides hiding, how else did some Jewish people cope with the Nazis during World War II?
a. By joining the Nazi Party and asking for its protection
b. By asking their political representatives to outlaw anti-Jewish discrimination
c. By staging marches, boycotts, and other peaceful demonstrations
d. By fleeing to North or South America
What type of writing is Anne Frank famous for?
a. philosophy
b. autobiography
c. fiction
d. fantasy
What can you infer from the fact that the Franks were helped by Christian friends?
a. The Nazis had no power over Dutch citizens
b. People from many backgrounds opposed the Nazis' racist beliefs
c. Nazi Germany discriminated against Christians and Jews equally
d. Many Jews were hidden in Christian churches
Which is the best description of Anne Frank's hiding place?
a. A deserted farmhouse in the countryside
b. The attic of an office building in a big city
c. The basement of a mansion in the suburbs
d. The home of a Christian family in a small town
The Nazi Party blamed Jews for Germany's problems, treating them as __________.
a. collaborators
b. scapegoats
c. rivals
d. rebels
Which of these newspaper headlines describes an act of genocide?
a. UN Troops Patrol Streets of Haiti After Earthquake
b. American Air Force Unleashes "Shock & Awe" Campaign on Iraq
c. Sudan Gov't Executes Thousands of Non-Arab Citizens
d. Indian, Pakistani Soldiers Clash Along Disputed Border
Wiesel kept silent at first about his experiences during the Holocaust in part because he:
a. Feared punishment from remaining Nazi leaders.
b. Was ashamed of his family's actions in the camps.
c. Felt guilty for surviving when so many died.
d. Doubted the public was interested in the subject.
This Nazi leader of the SS was the architect of the “Final Solution.”
a. Einsatzgruppen
b. Himmler
c. Dachau
d. Shoah
What does "Night" convey that official reports on the Holocaust didn't?
a. A more accurate total of how many Jews were killed
b. The impact of this dark period on Germany's future
c. Multiple survivors' viewpoints of the camps
d. Details about the depth of human suffering endured
What does Eliezer lose while he is imprisoned in a concentration camp?
a. Religious devotion
b. Family members
c. His own sense of humanity
d. All choices are correct
Wiesel wrote Night in French in order to:
a. Increase readers' intimacy with the main character
b. Appeal to a broader audience
c. Decrease the length of the narrative
d. Make a statement about the Yiddish language
How did writing Night impact Wiesel's life?
a. It helped him find answers to his questions about the Holocaust
b. It made it easier to forget the trauma of the camps
c. It motivated him to write about other topics in other genres
d. It launched his career as a writer and spokesman
Which quote best describes Wiesel's sense of responsibility as a Holocaust survivor?
a. "Peace is our gift to each other."
b. "Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
c. "The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference."
d. "Even in darkness it is possible to create light."
What goal unites Wiesel's work as an author, educator, and advocate for peace?
a. Speaking up for those who are helpless.
b. Exposing the evils of dictatorial leaders
. c. Encouraging more spending on foreign aid.
d. Building stronger diplomatic ties among nations
The Holocaust began
a. with the death of Hitler in 1945.
b. with Hitler's rise to power in 1933.
c. after the Nazi Party lost power in Germany.
d. before the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany
