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Holocaust

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 34mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the term "Final Solution" mean?

a)

Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel

b)

Hitler's plan to commit suicide

c)

Hitler's plan to murder all the Jews of Europe

d)

Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.

2.

What does the term genocide mean?

a)

the killing of all the pets in a country

b)

The murder of all the children in a country

c)

The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males

d)

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

3.
What was a concentration camp?
a)
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned 
b)
A place where prisoners of war are placed
c)
A camp where people go to do work for the government
d)
A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school
4.

Certain sections of cities, which isolated Jewish communities from non-Jewish communities, were called ____.

a)

apartments

b)

projects

c)

ghettos

d)

government housing

5.

What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify themselves as Jews?

a)

a yellow star of David

b)

a sign that said Jew

c)

Black clothes

d)

A yellow cross

6.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

Ethnic killings in Rwanda between the Hutus and the Tutsis

b)

The systematic killing of Jews and others by Nazi Germany

c)

The destruction of Islamic holy sites in the Middle East

d)

The genocide in Kosovo

7.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
8.

What is this?

a)

Star of David

b)

symbol representing helpful people

c)

tattoo all Jewish people were given

d)

good luck charm

9.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
10.

What was the name of the largest camp established by the Nazis for forced labor?

a)

Auschwitz

b)

Bergen-Belsen

c)

Belzec

d)

Treblinka

11.
What was the purpose of the Nuremburg trials?
a)
to try the Japanese for their secret attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
to show the world that the Nazi leaders were guilty of crimes against humanity
c)
to punish the Italians for their totalitarian rule over France
d)
to punish the Soviets for their invasion of Germany
12.

What was Josef Menegle's nickname?

a)

The Angel of Hope

b)

The Angel of Death

c)

The Death Doctor

d)

The Doctor of Hope

13.

What was the police forces under Adolf Hitler called during WWII?

a)

Gestapo, SS

b)

SWAT, Flying Squad

c)

Strike Force, Interpol

d)

Secret Police, Squad

14.
Blond haired, blue-eyed people typified the Nazi ideal of the “master race.”  What were these people called? 
a)
Slavic
b)
Roman
c)
Aryan
d)
Latino
15.

By the end of the Holocaust, over _____ Jews had been killed?

a)

2 Million

b)

4 Million

c)

6 Million

d)

8 Million

16.

The title of Hitler's book is Mein Kampf; what does that mean?

a)

Resolution

b)

My Struggle

c)

Future Plans

d)

My Life

17.
The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group
a)
Holocaust
b)
Genocide
c)
Concentration Camp
d)
Nuremberg Laws
18.
About how many people were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators?
a)
15 million
b)
13 million
c)
11 million
d)
9 million
19.
The gas used in the gas chabers, originally designed as a pesticide.  
a)
Mace
b)
Zyklon B
c)
Deet 3
d)
Cyclone E
20.

Which of the following terms describe the German government under Hilter?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

21.

What was used to turn German people's opinions of Jews?

a)

Loki

b)

Propaganda

c)

Force

d)

Money

22.

When Jewish people arrived at the concentration camps, what was the first thing that happened?

a)

They had to undress.

b)

They were separated by women/children and men.

c)

They could eat a small ration of food.

d)

They went into forced labor.

23.

Why was it common for Jewish people to die at a forced labor camp?

(Select all that apply)

a)

Exhaustion

b)

Starvation

c)

Disease

d)

Abuse

24.

What aided the "Final Solution?"

(Select all that apply)

a)

Death Camps

b)

Concentration Camps

c)

Gas Chambers

d)

Forced Labor

25.

The _____ was the systematic, state-sponsored killing of 11 million innocent people.

a)

Holocaust

b)

Genocide

c)

Homicide

d)

Murder

26.

What is "Anti-Semitism"?

a)

A term used to describe the ideal of human being

b)

A term used to describe hatred, hostility and prejudice against Jews

c)

A term used to describe the hatred, hostility and prejudice against Asians

d)

A term used to describe the hatred for democratic governance

27.

Which populations did Hilter dislike?

a)

No one, he was a nice guy.

b)

Jews, Slavs, Blacks, Gypsies, and Disabled Individuals

c)

Germans, Russians, and Slavs

d)

Aryans and Americans

28.
This is where people were sent to be murdered and/or be slave laborers.
a)
ghettos
b)
Final Solution
c)
genocide
d)
concentration camps
29.

Which type of propaganda is an appeal to follow the crowd?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Testimonial

c)

Plain Folks

d)

Transfer

30.

Which type of propaganda is an endorsement that attempts to connect a well-known person with a product or idea?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Testimonial

c)

Plain Folks

d)

Transfer

31.

Which type of propaganda is an attempt to convince the public that his or her views are those of the "common person"?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Testimonial

c)

Plain Folks

d)

Transfer

32.

Which type of propaganda is an attempt to copy negative feelings for one object to another?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Testimonial

c)

Plain Folks

d)

Transfer

33.

Which type of propaganda only presents positive information about an idea and purposely leaves out other important information?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Fear/Card Stacking

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Name-calling

34.

Which type of propaganda often uses the words honor, glory, love of country, and freedom in their advertisements?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Fear/Card Stacking

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Name-calling

35.

Which type of propaganda uses derogatory language or words that carry a negative connotation when describing an enemy?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Fear/Card Stacking

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Name-calling

36.

What year did Elie arrive at Auschwitz?

a)

1933

b)

1938

c)

1942

d)

1944

37.

Victims were transported to camps in ____.

a)

limousines

b)

passenger train cars

c)

motorcycle brigades

d)

cattle cars

38.

This process was when doctors and SS officers decided who would live and who would die.

a)

Extermination

b)

The Final Solution

c)

Selection

d)

Disinfection

39.

75% of those who arrived at the camp were immediately ______.

a)

sent to the infirmary

b)

killed

c)

selected for medical experiments

d)

sent for a hot shower

40.

Elie Wiesel stated this about those who worked at Auschwitz: "those who committed these crimes had no ______."

a)

feeling

b)

family

c)

hope

d)

responsibility

41.

Jews packed suitcases because they were told that they were to be _____.

a)

represented

b)

removed

c)

replaced

d)

resettled

42.

Over 25,000 of these were burned because the Nazis did not share their view.

a)

Bibles

b)

books

c)

scrolls

d)

posters

43.

Which of these institutions played a key role in spreading Nazi ideas?

a)

churches

b)

schools

c)

Jewish private schools

d)

Jewish synagogues

44.

Who was in charge of the Reich Ministry for Popular Entertainment and Propaganda?

a)

Hermann Goering

b)

Rudolph Hoss

c)

Rudolph Hess

d)

Joseph Goebbels

45.

The deliberate spreading of ideas or information with the purpose of manipulating public opinion to gain support for one’s cause is called _______.

a)

lying

b)

propaganda

c)

genocide

d)

Anti-Semitism

46.

What year did the Allies know about the killings at Auschwitz?

a)

1933

b)

1938

c)

1942

d)

1944

47.

What proclaimed Jews as second-class citizens?

a)

The Holocaust

b)

Nuremberg Trials

c)

Nuremberg Laws

d)

Nazi Laws

48.

What is the name of the ship that arrived in Havana harbor on May 27, but Cuban officials denied entry to all but 28 passengers?

a)

St. Patrick

b)

St. Charles

c)

St. Louis

d)

St. Saint

49.

Poem: "To The Little Polish Boy Standing With His Arms Up"


Which of the following was NOT something that the author wished to create in memory of the little Polish boy?

a)

a painting

b)

a fountain

c)

a monument

d)

a composition

50.

Poem: "To The Little Polish Boy Standing With His Arms Up"


What is happening to the boy?

a)

He is crying for his mother.

b)

He is behind bars in a prison.

c)

He is in a ghetto.

d)

He is having his portrait painted.

51.

Poem: "The Hangman"


Who does the Hangman say the structure is for?

a)

A usurer and infidel

b)

A man who came from another land

c)

He who served me the best

d)

The one who cried "Murderer"

52.

Poem: "The Hangman"


What did the Hangman build?

a)

gallows

b)

courthouse

c)

a tree house

d)

a door frame

53.

Poem: "The Hangman"


According to the speaker, why has the Hangman called for him at the end of the poem?

a)

to bring justice to the town

b)

to execute him

c)

to bury the bodies

d)

to tear down the gallows

54.

Poem: "The Hangman"


Why has the Hangman called for the speaker at the end of the poem?

a)

to bring justice to the town

b)

to execute him

c)

to bury the bodies

d)

to tear down the gallows

55.

Poem: "The Hangman"


What does the change in the gallows represent in the poem?

a)

the power that the Hangman has over the town

b)

the power that the townspeople have over the Hangman

c)

justice

d)

freedom

56.

Poem: "The Hangman"


What word group BEST represents the townspeople in "The Hangman" throughout the entire poem?

a)

victims

b)

perpetrators

c)

bystanders