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Auschwitz | 10 Question History Multiple Choice Quiz

Auschwitz, no one will ever forget the tragic things that happened here. This is to help remember all of the Jews, Roma (Gypsies), Poles and others that died in that horrific place.

A multiple-choice quiz by gtownhoyas. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
gtownhoyas

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
259,357

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many main sites did Auschwitz-Birkenau have? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was Auschwitz located? Hint

Northern Poland

Western Gemany

Eastern Germany

Southern Poland

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Question 3 of 10

3. About how many satellite camps did Auschwitz have? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first Kommandant of Auschwitz? Hint

Hermann Goering

Rudolf Hoess

Joseph Goebbels

Heinrich Himmler

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Question 5 of 10

5. At least how many Jews died at Auschwitz according to historians? Hint

3.4 million

1.9 million

1.1 million

2.2 million

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the infamous doctor at Auschwitz? Hint

Josef Goring

Josef Mengele

Elizabeth Volkenrath

Richard Baer

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Question 7 of 10

7. These were prisoners who kept other prisoners in line. Hint

Kapos

Rangers

Stormkammandos

Vielgrankile

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Question 8 of 10

8. What would be injected to prisoners who were sick, and didn't recover quickly? Hint

Pesticide

Phenol

Cyanide

Xenon

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these ran Auschwitz? Hint

Gestapo

Wehrmacht

Heer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which country finally liberated Auschwitz on January 27, 1945? Hint

Poland

United States of America

Soviet Union

Great Britain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many main sites did Auschwitz-Birkenau have?

Answer: 3

Auschwitz-Birkenau had three main sites: Auschwitz I (the original camp), Auschwitz II (Birkenau) and Auschwitz III (Monowitz).

2. Where was Auschwitz located?

Answer: Southern Poland

Auschwitz located about 286 kilometers away from Warsaw, not far from Krakow.

3. About how many satellite camps did Auschwitz have?

Answer: 40

These camps were up to 30 kilometers away from the main camp, and ranged greatly in population.

4. Who was the first Kommandant of Auschwitz?

Answer: Rudolf Hoess

Rudolf Hoess - who must NOT be confused with Rudolf Hess - testified at the main Nuremburg trial that about 2.5 to 3 millon people died there. However, this figure is higher than most modern estimates. In April 1947 Hoess was tried in Poland, convicted and then hanged at Auschwitz.

5. At least how many Jews died at Auschwitz according to historians?

Answer: 1.1 million

About 1.1-1.6 million Jews died at that terrible camp, all because of Nazi racial theories.

6. Who was the infamous doctor at Auschwitz?

Answer: Josef Mengele

Josef Mengele the "Angel of Death", he was the one who determined who would be killed, and who would be forced to work.

7. These were prisoners who kept other prisoners in line.

Answer: Kapos

These guards, usually German prisoners, kept the other prisoners under control. One of the more loathsome aspects of the Holocaust was the fact that some of the victims were forced to be oppressors too.

8. What would be injected to prisoners who were sick, and didn't recover quickly?

Answer: Phenol

Another cruel thing the Nazis did to Jews. The most common disease in camps was typhus.

9. Which of these ran Auschwitz?

Answer: SS

The Death Head units (Totenkopfver�nde) of the SS or Schutzstaffel (which literally means "protection squadron") ran all the concentration camps from 1934 onwards.

10. Which country finally liberated Auschwitz on January 27, 1945?

Answer: Soviet Union

The Soviet Union rescued many people from Auschwitz and ended the madness.

Source: Author gtownhoyas

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