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Holocaust & WWII background

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Auschwitz refers to

a)

a German tank

b)

a concentration camp

c)

a Nazi general

2.

By the time World War II ended in 1945, approximately how many Jewish people died in Europe?

a)

2 million

b)

4 million

c)

6 million

d)

8 million

3.

If a person is anti-Semitic, that person

a)

has prejudice for certain people.

b)

is against hatred for foreigners.

c)

promotes war over land ownership.

d)

wants peace for those who are oppressed.

4.

The Jewish holiday Yom Kippur just occurred! This day is

a)

the Jewish New Year

b)

for recognizing family achievements.

c)

the Day of Atonement

d)

to pray for people who have passed away.

5.

The Nazis' plan to annihilate the Jewish race was called

a)

the Night of Broken Glass.

b)

the End of Days.

c)

the Death Trap

d)

the Final Solution

6.

When speaking about the "Holocaust," what time period are we referring to?

a)

1929-1945

b)

1933-1945

c)

1939-1945

d)

1941-1945

7.

One of the first measures the Nazis took to oppress the Jewish people was to

a)

boycott Jewish businesses

b)

burn Jewish synagogues

c)

imprison Jewish people

8.

A ghetto (like the Warsaw Ghetto) was a place where the Nazis

a)

stored weapons and supplies.

b)

made the poorest of people live.

c)

could isolate and control the Jewish people.

9.

Who were the earliest prisoners in a concentration camp?

a)

Jehovah's Witnesses

b)

homosexuals

c)

Jewish people

d)

political prisoners

10.

If you only have five dollars to survive on for a month, you are living in

a)

waif

b)

penury

c)

dysentery

d)

prostrate

11.

Which of these is the best example of what an antechamber is?

a)

a doctor's waiting room

b)

a concert hall

c)

a classroom

d)

a public park

12.

Will a conflagration make you feel hot or cold?

a)

hot

b)

cold

13.

Where might one read the Torah?

a)

synagogue

b)

on TV

c)

in a concentration camp

d)

outside

14.

What would make a person become a waif?

a)

education

b)

poverty

c)

vacation

d)

communication

15.

If you make an edict, which of these professions are you most likely in?

a)

student

b)

bank teller

c)

ranch hand

d)

judge

16.

If a person is billeted in your home, you may need to

a)

give up your bedroom.

b)

leave your home.

c)

bake a cake.

d)

go to the movies.

17.

Zionism focused on creating

a)

Palestine

b)

Israel

c)

Poland

d)

Begium