Classic Classic Quiz The Holocaust and Nazism by Kweltchek Kweltchek 1 765 played - 13 yrs ago A quick review of the material taught by students in World Literature, 2010. QUIZ 20 QUESTIONS hard 1 Prejudice against or hatred of Jews is known as RacismAntisemitismJudenstrasse 2 When Nazis destroyed synagogues and the shop windows of Jewish-owned stores throughout Germany and Austria, it was known as KristallnachtThe Aryan uprisingTaking Back Their Rights 3 At the start of WWII, Jews were about ______ percent of the European population? 15%1.5%5% 4 One result of the Reichstag Fire was that Hitler became the new Chancellor of Germany.Germans experienced a burgeoning of civil rights laws.A state of martial law was declared in Germany. 5 Extensive _______ was used to spread the Nazi regime's goals and ideals. MusicBook burningPropaganda 6 The Nazi regime actually toned down much of its public anti-Jewish rhetoric and activities during ___________. The Great DepressionThe Olympic Games of 1936The Christmas and Easter holiday seasons 7 Under the Nazis, euthanasia meant a program of Good death.A murder program targeted at Jews.A murder program targeted at mentally and physically disabled persons. 8 The Nazis believed that Germans were 'racially superior' and that the Jews, deemed 'inferior,' were an alien threat to the so-called German racial community. True or False? TrueFalseNeither 9 In addition to killing Jews, the Nazis Murdered thousands of people in the non-Jewish Polish intelligentsia.Murdered anyone who opposed their regime.Imprisoned Americans who supported civil rights. 10 Ghettos first appeared in the city of _____ in the 16th century. FlorenceVeniceRome 11 The primary form of killing by the Einsatzgruppen was _____. ShootingGassingHanging 12 There were no concentration camps on German soil. TrueFalseNeither 13 In addition to Jews, Nazis murdered thousands of Russian and Polish citizens.Russian and Polish political leaders.Russian and Polish prisoners of war. 14 The primary form of resistance by Jews was Escaping to the forests.Armed fighting against the Nazis.Escaping to other countries by the sea. 15 Mainstream church hierarchies supported the Nazi regime. TrueFalseNeither 16 The one religious group in Germany that defied the Nazis were _____. MormonsLutheransJehovah's Witnesses 17 Which European country had the most effective form of resistance for protecting Jews. SwedenSwitzerlandDenmark 18 Which is not true about Death Marches near the end of the war? They wanted to use Jews as forced labor.They wanted to kill Jews out in the open.They wanted to use Jews as hostages. 19 By the end of the war how many Jews had died? 50% of original population.66% of original population.75% of original population. 20 The state of Israel was established by the UN in 1949. TrueFalseNeither
