HotH Final Q&A GRADE A
Moishe had been a prisoner in Treblinka 2 but was able to escape. After he is liberated
by the Soviets, Moishe tells them about the death camp, describing the fires that burned
bodies night and day. The Soviets need evidence to prosecute Nazi officials for these
crimes, so they ask Moishe to show them around Treblinka 2. Moishe does not know
exactly where the camp was located but feels that once he gets in the vicinity, he can
find his way. Moishe has the soldiers circling the area that he believes is familiar, but he
cannot find the camp. All the Soviet soldiers see are little houses in the forest. What
conclusion would the soldiers MOST likely reach after following Moishe through the
forest for hours without results? - (correct answer)Moishe must have been mistaken
about the location.
Antonius spent the rest of his life testifying about the horrors of Sobibor detention camp.
Since the camp was razed to the ground, Holocaust deniers used the lack of evidence
to cast doubt on this type of survivor testimony. Late into his old age, Antonius receives
a phone call from an official at the United States Holocaust Museum. The official tells
Antonius that there is finally photographic evidence of the camp he has spent his life
talking about. Considering the source of this new evidence, why would it now be harder
for those who want to discount Antonius's testimony? - (correct answer)The
photographs came from a scrapbook kept by a Nazi official.
How did the plan for disposal of bodies change as the realization of advancing enemy
troops hit the Nazi leadership? - (correct answer)The mass graves were exhumed, and
the bodies were cremated to hide the evidence.
Anna Maria and her twin sister were subjects of some of Josef Mengele's terrible
experiments at Auschwitz. She is now writing her memoirs. Which would MOST likely be
the chapter concerning the last part of her time at Auschwitz? - (correct answer)"Left
Behind to Die"
A few soldiers saw the starving prisoners of Auschwitz and handed over whatever
rations they had to try to alleviate their suffering. Some shouted out "You're freed," while
other soldiers would hug the prisoners they encountered. Survivors later recounted how
shocked they were to receive such comfort. Considering their feelings about something
as simple as a hug, what conclusions can be drawn about the Jewish prisoners at that
point? - (correct answer)They had become accustomed to being treated as subhuman.
, Tzeitel and her sister Chava were among those liberated at Auschwitz when the Soviet
troops arrived. The two girls had been transported from their home on the
Russian/Polish border to the camp almost two years before. When the Nazis came to
the village of Parkoszewo, they first took Tzeitel's father. Then they came for the rest of
the family. Tzeitel does not know if her father has survived the Holocaust, and the only
way she can think to find him is to return to their village. As many of the liberated
prisoners did, how will Tzeitel and Chava MOST likely find their way home? - (correct
answer)They walked back to their village on foot.
When asked about it, what reason did General Dwight D. Eisenhower give for touring
the camp? - (correct answer)He wanted to be able to testify later as an eye witness.
After the US army liberated Dachau, where did MOST former prisoners then go? -
(correct answer)They were sent to DP camps throughout Europe.
Why were the rations provided by the UNRRA insufficient for recovering prisoners? -
(correct answer)They were high in starch and couldn't be digested by refugees.
When was the idea of creating a Jewish state in Palestine first entertained? - (correct
answer)the 1920s by Zionists themselves
Since many Jewish refugees were going to go from living in a cold, northern climate to
an arid Mediterranean climate, how did the DP camps attempt to prepare them for the
move? - (correct answer)They provided agricultural training so that they could grow food
in their new environment.
Large numbers of Holocaust survivors fought in the Israeli wars in 1948 and 1949. T/F -
(correct answer)True
DP camps were placed well away from concentration camp sites. T/F - (correct
answer)False
Moishe had been a prisoner in Treblinka 2 but was able to escape. After he is liberated
by the Soviets, Moishe tells them about the death camp, describing the fires that burned
bodies night and day. The Soviets need evidence to prosecute Nazi officials for these
crimes, so they ask Moishe to show them around Treblinka 2. Moishe does not know
exactly where the camp was located but feels that once he gets in the vicinity, he can
find his way. Moishe has the soldiers circling the area that he believes is familiar, but he
cannot find the camp. All the Soviet soldiers see are little houses in the forest. What
conclusion would the soldiers MOST likely reach after following Moishe through the
forest for hours without results? - (correct answer)Moishe must have been mistaken
about the location.
Antonius spent the rest of his life testifying about the horrors of Sobibor detention camp.
Since the camp was razed to the ground, Holocaust deniers used the lack of evidence
to cast doubt on this type of survivor testimony. Late into his old age, Antonius receives
a phone call from an official at the United States Holocaust Museum. The official tells
Antonius that there is finally photographic evidence of the camp he has spent his life
talking about. Considering the source of this new evidence, why would it now be harder
for those who want to discount Antonius's testimony? - (correct answer)The
photographs came from a scrapbook kept by a Nazi official.
How did the plan for disposal of bodies change as the realization of advancing enemy
troops hit the Nazi leadership? - (correct answer)The mass graves were exhumed, and
the bodies were cremated to hide the evidence.
Anna Maria and her twin sister were subjects of some of Josef Mengele's terrible
experiments at Auschwitz. She is now writing her memoirs. Which would MOST likely be
the chapter concerning the last part of her time at Auschwitz? - (correct answer)"Left
Behind to Die"
A few soldiers saw the starving prisoners of Auschwitz and handed over whatever
rations they had to try to alleviate their suffering. Some shouted out "You're freed," while
other soldiers would hug the prisoners they encountered. Survivors later recounted how
shocked they were to receive such comfort. Considering their feelings about something
as simple as a hug, what conclusions can be drawn about the Jewish prisoners at that
point? - (correct answer)They had become accustomed to being treated as subhuman.
, Tzeitel and her sister Chava were among those liberated at Auschwitz when the Soviet
troops arrived. The two girls had been transported from their home on the
Russian/Polish border to the camp almost two years before. When the Nazis came to
the village of Parkoszewo, they first took Tzeitel's father. Then they came for the rest of
the family. Tzeitel does not know if her father has survived the Holocaust, and the only
way she can think to find him is to return to their village. As many of the liberated
prisoners did, how will Tzeitel and Chava MOST likely find their way home? - (correct
answer)They walked back to their village on foot.
When asked about it, what reason did General Dwight D. Eisenhower give for touring
the camp? - (correct answer)He wanted to be able to testify later as an eye witness.
After the US army liberated Dachau, where did MOST former prisoners then go? -
(correct answer)They were sent to DP camps throughout Europe.
Why were the rations provided by the UNRRA insufficient for recovering prisoners? -
(correct answer)They were high in starch and couldn't be digested by refugees.
When was the idea of creating a Jewish state in Palestine first entertained? - (correct
answer)the 1920s by Zionists themselves
Since many Jewish refugees were going to go from living in a cold, northern climate to
an arid Mediterranean climate, how did the DP camps attempt to prepare them for the
move? - (correct answer)They provided agricultural training so that they could grow food
in their new environment.
Large numbers of Holocaust survivors fought in the Israeli wars in 1948 and 1949. T/F -
(correct answer)True
DP camps were placed well away from concentration camp sites. T/F - (correct
answer)False
