HotH Midterm Q&A GRADE A
Anti-Semitic began during which time period? - (correct answer)In Ancient Rome
What did the Nuremberg Laws accomplish? - (correct answer)The defined who was
Jewish on the basis of blood
To whole does the term Untermenshen refer? - (correct answer)Less than human, used
to refer to non-Aryans
What is the idea behind Social Darwinism? - (correct answer)Each race is a separate
species and the fittest will survive
How would you best characterize the words Judenhass and Juden-frei? - (correct
answer)They both express anti-Semitic sentiments
During the Middle Ages, for what were the Jews blamed? - (correct answer)the Black
Death or bubonic plague
How did the 2nd and 3rd century Christian church act toward Judaism? - (correct
answer)It encouraged anti-Semitism
How is the exclusion of Jews from guilds in the Middle Ages related to the resentment of
German Jews in the early 20th century? - (correct answer)Because the Jews were shut
out of skilled trades, they went into banking and commerce, which resulted in their
apparent wealth after WWI
During the Middle Ages, rumors went around saying that Jews would kidnap and
sacrifice Christian children. What is this type of rumor called? - (correct answer)Blood
Libel
, Which statement best describes the motive behind cartoons drawn by the Nazi tabloid
Der Sturmer? - (correct answer)The cartoons' purpose was to get Germans accustomed
to derogatory messages about Jews
Hannah is doing a report on her Jewish heritage in school. One of the focuses of her
report is how the Roman destruction of Jerusalem affected the Jews as a nation. Which
fact would BEST explain this part of Hannah's ancestry? - (correct answer)The Jews
were scattered and settled all over parts of Eurasia after this event
Who were the first known peoples to call themselves Arya? - (correct answer)Persian or
Indian people
As they campaigned for support among Germans, how did the Nazi party proposes to
solve the problems that faced the German people? - (correct answer)Germany should
expel all Jews from the country
It is a new year in Germany for little Isaac who is eight years old. January 1939 is not
filled with promise like most New Years, and even Isaac can feel the change in the air.
His parents have told him about the damage done to their synagogue that terrible night
in November. The government said it was Jews who caused the problem. Isaac doesn't
understand why Jews would damage their own synagogue. What big change will Isaac
MOST likely face this month? - (correct answer)Isaac will no longer go to school with his
friends
What happened to the number of Jews in Germany in the 1930s? - (correct
answer)Their numbers fell by half as Jews emigrated to other nations
In the late 1930s, the Allied powers seemed hesitant to engage in any type of fight
against Hitler. What fact would support the idea that Hitler was still worried about
resistance from France? - (correct answer)He was concerned about a French-Polish
alliance, so he signed a non-aggression pact with Poland
Anti-Semitic began during which time period? - (correct answer)In Ancient Rome
What did the Nuremberg Laws accomplish? - (correct answer)The defined who was
Jewish on the basis of blood
To whole does the term Untermenshen refer? - (correct answer)Less than human, used
to refer to non-Aryans
What is the idea behind Social Darwinism? - (correct answer)Each race is a separate
species and the fittest will survive
How would you best characterize the words Judenhass and Juden-frei? - (correct
answer)They both express anti-Semitic sentiments
During the Middle Ages, for what were the Jews blamed? - (correct answer)the Black
Death or bubonic plague
How did the 2nd and 3rd century Christian church act toward Judaism? - (correct
answer)It encouraged anti-Semitism
How is the exclusion of Jews from guilds in the Middle Ages related to the resentment of
German Jews in the early 20th century? - (correct answer)Because the Jews were shut
out of skilled trades, they went into banking and commerce, which resulted in their
apparent wealth after WWI
During the Middle Ages, rumors went around saying that Jews would kidnap and
sacrifice Christian children. What is this type of rumor called? - (correct answer)Blood
Libel
, Which statement best describes the motive behind cartoons drawn by the Nazi tabloid
Der Sturmer? - (correct answer)The cartoons' purpose was to get Germans accustomed
to derogatory messages about Jews
Hannah is doing a report on her Jewish heritage in school. One of the focuses of her
report is how the Roman destruction of Jerusalem affected the Jews as a nation. Which
fact would BEST explain this part of Hannah's ancestry? - (correct answer)The Jews
were scattered and settled all over parts of Eurasia after this event
Who were the first known peoples to call themselves Arya? - (correct answer)Persian or
Indian people
As they campaigned for support among Germans, how did the Nazi party proposes to
solve the problems that faced the German people? - (correct answer)Germany should
expel all Jews from the country
It is a new year in Germany for little Isaac who is eight years old. January 1939 is not
filled with promise like most New Years, and even Isaac can feel the change in the air.
His parents have told him about the damage done to their synagogue that terrible night
in November. The government said it was Jews who caused the problem. Isaac doesn't
understand why Jews would damage their own synagogue. What big change will Isaac
MOST likely face this month? - (correct answer)Isaac will no longer go to school with his
friends
What happened to the number of Jews in Germany in the 1930s? - (correct
answer)Their numbers fell by half as Jews emigrated to other nations
In the late 1930s, the Allied powers seemed hesitant to engage in any type of fight
against Hitler. What fact would support the idea that Hitler was still worried about
resistance from France? - (correct answer)He was concerned about a French-Polish
alliance, so he signed a non-aggression pact with Poland
