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Quiz about Auschwitz
Quiz about Auschwitz

The Ultimate Auschwitz Quiz | World War II


Auschwitz was the biggest Nazi camp during World War II. How much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by MissVoldy. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
MissVoldy
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
278,158
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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3402
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Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these was never part of Auschwitz? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of these best describes Auschwitz? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who had to cremate or bury the bodies of dead prisoners? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following were sent to Auschwitz? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In which country is Auschwitz located? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Anne Frank died in Auschwitz.


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the Commandant of Auschwitz from its foundation till November 1943? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who had the best chance of surviving Auschwitz? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What happened to small children who arrived at Auschwitz? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was Auschwitz II (Birkenau) mainly used for? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these was never part of Auschwitz?

Answer: Bergen-Belsen

Bergen-Belsen was the concentration camp near Hanover where Anne Frank died, along with her sister, Margot.

Auschwitz had a total of 35 satellite camps, in addition to the three main camps. The satellite camps were all forced labour camps.
2. Which of these best describes Auschwitz?

Answer: Extermination camp and labour camp

Auschwitz was the biggest and most infamous camp of all. 75% of those who arrived there were killed soon after arrival.
3. Who had to cremate or bury the bodies of dead prisoners?

Answer: A group of other prisoners

After being killed, all prisoners were either cremated or buried in mass graves. Other prisoners, called the "Sonderkommando" ("special squad") were forced to move corpses from the gas chambers to the crematoria or bury the dead in mass graves.
4. Which of the following were sent to Auschwitz?

Answer: All of these

The Jews were the largest single group from 1942 on.
5. In which country is Auschwitz located?

Answer: Poland

It is located in south west Poland, about 60 km (40 miles) west of Krakow. Nearly all the main extermination camps were located in Poland (Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, Treblinka and Auschwitz-Birkenau) while "ordinary" concentration camps were mainly located in Germany. (In addition, there was the Maly Trostinets extermination camp near Minsk in Belarus).

In 1947 work began on turning Auschwitz into a museum.
6. Anne Frank died in Auschwitz.

Answer: False

Anne Frank did go to Auschwitz, but was moved to Bergen-Belsen with her elder sister, Margot. Their mother, Edith, had to stay in Auschwitz. None of these three survived. Anne was the last of them to die. She died of typhus 5-6 weeks before Bergen-Belsen was liberated by the British on 15 April 1945.
7. Who was the Commandant of Auschwitz from its foundation till November 1943?

Answer: Rudolf Höss

In March 1946 Rudolf Höss was arrested. He gave evidence at Nuremberg and was then flown to Krakow where he was handed over to the Poles. He was tried, convicted and in April 1947 he was hanged in Auschwitz camp.

While awaiting trial he wrote his memoirs. They provide some insights into the mind of a classic "authoritarian personality".
8. Who had the best chance of surviving Auschwitz?

Answer: Men

Auschwitz was, among other things, a work camp, so they needed strong and healthy men to work there. After the start of the Holocaust in 1942 most prisoners were brought to Auschwitz to be killed, though people's hopes sometimes rose when they saw the inscription "Arbeit Macht Frei". Most women and children didn't survive long.
9. What happened to small children who arrived at Auschwitz?

Answer: They were killed

The SS did not want children under about 14. Only the strongest and healthiest survived the arrival. When prisoners started getting sick, they were killed right away, mostly in gas chambers.
10. What was Auschwitz II (Birkenau) mainly used for?

Answer: Killing

Birkenau was where the gas chambers were located and where the bodies were buried and burned. The SS ordered the prisoners to do the burning and burying of the bodies.

In addition, Birkenau housed the women's (work) camp, which was transferred there from Auschwitz I in 1943.
Source: Author MissVoldy

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