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Quiz about Auschwitz
Quiz about Auschwitz

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.
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Author
gtownhoyas
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
259,357
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1454
Last 3 plays: Guest 5 (7/10), Guest 64 (6/10), Guest 46 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. How many main sites did Auschwitz-Birkenau have? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Where was Auschwitz located? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. About how many satellite camps did Auschwitz have? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the first Kommandant of Auschwitz? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. At least how many Jews died at Auschwitz according to historians? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the infamous doctor at Auschwitz? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. These were prisoners who kept other prisoners in line. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What would be injected to prisoners who were sick, and didn't recover quickly? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these ran Auschwitz? Hint


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



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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 (Totenkopfverände) 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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