Some sample questions from this category:
* Much criticism of 'Schindler's List' centers around respect for victims of the Holocaust. Why are documentaries like 'Shoah' and 'Night and Fog' considered acceptable by this rule, while 'Schindler's List' is not?
* Many object to the perspective from which the story was told. Whose perspective is that?
* Another influential argument is that the movie presents a skewed view of the Holocaust, in that:
* Spielberg's directing and cinematography are also often dismissed as 'gimmicky.' According to analyst Miriam Braatu Hansen, which of the following 'gimmicks' created the most moral (not artistic) outrage among his critics?
* Defenders of 'Schindler's List' often point to the twofold goals of Holocaust commemoration. Documentaries speak to the desire to 'never forget'; what other goal, according to some of its supporters, does 'Schindler's List' speak to?
* How many members of the Dresner family are there in the film?
* What did you need in the ghetto in order not to be killed by the Nazis?
* Amon Goeth was an SS guard in charge of Plaszow. He chose which Jewish girl to be his maid?
* What was the last name of the Rabbi whom Oskar Schindler saved from being singled out for death?
* Poldek Pfefferberg was a member of which organisation inside and outside the ghetto?
* What was the name of Schindler's long-suffering wife?
* Josef Bau was one of the people who is seen forging papers for Schindler's workforce. What was the name of the girl he married in the work camp?
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