WorksheetsThe Boy Who Dared Pages 23-30
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the Reichstag Building?
A library in Hamburg, Germany
The Parliament Building, the seat of government in Berlin, Germany.
Hitler's residence
The building that houses the RRG Broadcasting Company.
Who is blamed for the burning of the Reichstag Building?
The Nazis
The Weimar Republic
The Communists
The Socialists
When you call someone a carpet chewer, you are basically calling them a...
a baby or a toddler
a cheater
a dictator
a liar
Who is Brother Worbs?
a Nazi officer
Opa and Oma's neighbor
Mutti's boyfriend
a Mormon and a member of Helmuth's church
What emergency decree does Hitler make after the Reichstag fire?
He declares Communism illegal
He give the people a stimulus check.
He takes away basic freedoms like freedom of press and speech.
He declares Socialism the main political party.
What will happen to the young man that is accused of setting the Reichstag fire?
He will be extradited to Paris.
He will receive a fair trial.
He will be imprisoned.
The Nazis will find him guilty and sentence him to death.
What is the boycott of Jewish businesses?
Hitler is asking Jewish store owners to relocate out of the city center.
Hitler and the SS are prohibiting the German people from shopping at Jewish stores.
Hitler is heavily taxing Jewish businesses.
Hitler wants all the Jews to leave Germany and go to other countries.
How does Herr Zeiger treat Benno Seligmann?
Herr Zeiger is a teacher and he acts professionally.
He tells the students to follow the boycott order, but treat people with respect.
He tells Benno he should leave the country for his own safety.
Herr Zeiger calls Benno a traitor who wants to destroy Germany.
What does Benno mean when he says, "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind"?
He means that we should treat everyone equally.
He means people should be punished for their crimes.
He means if we punish those we think are wrong, everyone will be punished.
He literally means we will all be blind.
How do we know that Helmuth does NOT believe Benno Seligmann and his family are traitors?
Benno's family owns a business.
Helmuth is close friends with Benno and his family.
Helmuth explains that Herr Seligmann fought in the Great War and won the Iron Cross for bravery.
Benno and his family attend Helmuth's church.
