Chapter Chronology

Quiz for the Past Living Now: Remembering the Holocaust

Question

1. How did Europeans respond to the Nazi genocide in the first few decades following World War II?

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Correct. The answer is a. In the decades immediately following the war, little attention was given to the fate of Europe’s Jews, with most people focusing instead on the process of rebuilding their lives.
Incorrect. The answer is a. In the decades immediately following the war, little attention was given to the fate of Europe’s Jews, with most people focusing instead on the process of rebuilding their lives.

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2. When did the silence about the Holocaust begin to crack?

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Correct. The answer is b. The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann raised awareness of the Holocaust. At the same time, the youth generation of the 1960s began to challenge their parents’ silence about the past.
Incorrect. The answer is b. The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann raised awareness of the Holocaust. At the same time, the youth generation of the 1960s began to challenge their parents’ silence about the past.

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3. Which of these best characterizes recent European responses to the Holocaust?

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Correct. The answer is c. The new museums and memorials that have been opened in recent years acknowledge both the scale of the Holocaust and the participation and complicity of Europe’s non-Jewish population.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The new museums and memorials that have been opened in recent years acknowledge both the scale of the Holocaust and the participation and complicity of Europe’s non-Jewish population.