The Power of Words in Nazi Germany

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v=ohrtFuxUzZE)
1. What does the man say about Germans?
a) That they are more racist than other nations
b) That they are not racist
c) That they are the same as other countries
2. What does he suggest about the use of language in the treatment of the
Jews?
a) That it played no part in their treatment
b) That it made the thought of killing them easier
c) That they were killed because of their language
3. What does he say language and its use can lead to?
a) Ordinary people doing terrible things
b) Terrible people doing normal things
c) Extraordinary people doing terrible things
4. Why does he refer to the book of letters written by guards at
concentration camps?
a) To show how evil they were
b) To show how many people they killed
c) To show how normal they were
5. What is the message of this speech?
a) That we cannot use certain language
b) That we need to be careful of how language is used
c) That we need to prohibit certain language