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Nuremberg: Tyrants on Trial Part 2

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Introduction:
"The second of my two part quiz on the defendants at the Nuremberg Trials. Hope you enjoy!"


1. The defendants were all asked by prison psychologist Gustave Gilbert to sign their portion of the indictment with their reactions. Who wrote "The trial is a necessity. There is a common responsibility for such horrible crimes even in an authoritarian system"?
    Albert Speer
    Hans Frank
    Baldur von Shirach
    Hans Fritzsche


2. Of the defendants given prison terms, how many served their full sentences?
    5
    4
    3
    6


3. Which two defendants were the youngest and oldest to go to the gallows?
    Ernst Kaltenbrunner & Wilhelm Frick
    Fritz Sauckel & Wilhelm Frick
    Hans Frank & Wilhelm Keitel
    Ernst Kaltenbrunner & Julius Streicher


4. Whose last words before being hanged were: "I am dying innocent. The sentence is wrong. God protect Germany and make Germany great again. Long live Germany! God protect my family"?
    Joachim von Ribbentrop
    Fritz Sauckel
    Hans Frank
    Artur Seyss-Inquart


5. What was the derogatory nickname supposedly given to Joachim von Ribbentrop by several of his comrades?
    "Von Ribbensnob"
    "Von Ribbentwerp"
    "Von Ribbensnot"
    "Von Ribbentwot"


6. How many of the Nuremberg defendants were childless?
    2
    4
    They all had children
    1


7. Of the following, which defendant did NOT to take the stand in his own defense?
    Wilhelm Frick
    Hans Frank
    Erich Raeder
    Franz von Papen


8. How many of the acquitted defendants were re-arrested after the trial?
    2
    3
    1
    none


9. Which defendant, upon seeing his child for the first time since his detention, lost his composure and broke down crying?
    Joachim von Ribbentrop
    Hans Frank
    Hermann Goering
    Baldur von Schirach


10. What did one of the Russian judges do upon viewing the body of Goering after his suicide?
    He slapped him hard in the face
    He threw a fit, screaming about the fact that he had cheated the hangman
    He shrugged everything off, just happy that Goering was dead
    He tried desperately to revive him so that he could be sent to the gallows as he deserved


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