The Grand Mosque of Paris

Which is NOT one of the ways Muslim rescuers offered refuge to Jewish children?

• They raised funds to pay for their care.

• They hid children inside the Grand Mosque until they could smuggle them to Spain or Algeria.

• They flew them on cargo planes to New York City.

• They provided them with false birth certificates and coached them on acting like Muslims.

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Which quote best supports the idea that in times of life or death people can be counted on to the right thing, even at risk to themselves?

• "After the Nazis conquered France in 1940, the country fell under the control of the Vichy government."

• "Many who participated were themselves arrested and deported."

• The Grand Mosque was a fortress-like building the size of a city block.

• Some helped Jews avoid detection by coaching them on how to speak and act like Arabs.

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A lesson that can be learned from this account of the Grand Mosque is...

• People are basically selfish and uninterested in helping others.

• Helping others is not worth the risk to yourself.

• There are always people who can be counted on to do the right thing,

• What is right for some people may be wrong for ohers.

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The author of this piece probably wants readers to ...

• Understand the terrible cost of war.

• Understand that the Nazis persecuted others.

• Understand the sewers of Paris are complicated and vast.

• Understand that ordinary people can do heroic things.

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What is a synonym for refuge?

• Deny

• Shelter

• Someone who is seeking safety.

• Debris

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Si Kaddour Benghabrit is considered by many to be the ________ of the rescue effort.

• coach

• oppressor

• mastermind

• soul

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We can infer that Parisian Muslims helped Jewish children to escape because...

• They cared about the wellbeing of the children.

• They believed that helping the children was worth the risk to themselves.

• They saw an opportunity to outwit the Nazis.

• All of the above.

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An idea readers may take away from the article is...

• The rescue effort would have been less successful without the efforts of Si Kaddour Benghabrit.

• The rescue effort was made more difficult due to the existence of the network of underground sewers in Paris.

• The countries of Spain and Algeria were not able to help with the rescue of Jewish children.

• Nobody cared about keeping records of the children's names or whereabouts.

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Which of the following is the best definition for "Mosque"?

• a mask that one wears to shield his/her identity.

• a Jewish place of residence.

• an authority figure who enforces the law.

• a Muslim place of worship

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Now look at the "The Holocaust" text: Which of the following is NOT true about Adolf Hitler according to "The Holocaust"?

• He was chancellor of Germany.

• He was a charismatic speaker.

• He was of Jewish descent.

• He was frustrated with the Versailles Treaty and thought it should be overturned.

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