Question

According to the information within the reading, which characteristics and facts made Schindler an unlikely rescuer? Check all that apply.


He was an ethnic German.

His wife did not support his efforts.

He was Jewish.

He was a member of the Nazi Party

He lived in Czechoslovakia.

He was an opportunist who ran businesses formerly owned by Jewish people.

Answer 1

Check the ones that apply:

- He was an ethnic German. — Yes
- His wife did not support his efforts. — No (his wife did support/help him)
- He was Jewish. — No
- He was a member of the Nazi Party. — Yes
- He lived in Czechoslovakia. — No (his birthplace was in what became Czechoslovakia, but that fact wasn’t cited as making him an unlikely rescuer)
- He was an opportunist who ran businesses formerly owned by Jewish people. — Yes