Irena Sendler - Hero of the Holocaust

Where was Irena Sendler born?

• Gdansk

• Warsaw

• Lodz

• Krakow

What dangerous possession did Irena Sendler give to Janina Grabowska when the Gestapo arrived?

• A map

• Money

• A weapon

• A glass jar with names of Jewish children

What did Irena Sendler do as a graduate student at the University of Warsaw that got her suspended?

• Skipped classes

• Stole books

• Defaced her non-Jewish identity card

• Joined a protest

In what year did Nazi Germany invade Poland?

• 1938

• 1939

• 1940

• 1941

How did Irena Sendler and her associates help children escape the Warsaw Ghetto?

• By building a tunnel

• By smuggling them in coffins

• By bribing the guards

• By flying them out

What resistance group did Irena Sendler join to expand her operation?

• KGB

• CIA

• Mossad

• Zegota

What was the reason for Irena Sendler's arrest by the Gestapo?

• Stealing food

• Aiding Jews throughout the country

• Spying for the Allies

• Smuggling weapons

What was the amount paid by Zegota to the Gestapo for Irena Sendler's release?

• $100,000

• $500,000

• $50,000

• $10,000

What happened to Irena Sendler after Germany's defeat in 1945?

• She joined the military

• She moved to the US

• She retired

• She went into hiding

How did Irena Sendler feel about the praise for her actions?

• She was angry

• She was indifferent

• She felt guilty

• She was proud