Documentary Video Guide: Anne Frank Remembered Key
**Questions highlighted in yellow were actually graded.**
1. Where were the Franks from?
Frankfurt, Germany
2. How old was Anne when the Franks immigrated to Holland?
4 years old
3. Who was Anne’s best friend that she met the first day of school?
Hanneli “Lies” Goslar
4. How do the people who knew Anne describe her? (At least 5 qualities)
ideal lady, lively, chatty, “spicy” (liked boys), “knew everything better than God”, naughty, could pop her shoulder out of her
socket, well-liked
5. How does Miep describe Mr. Frank?
a boss, but also a father. You felt like you could go to him with your problems.
6. When did the Nazis invade Holland?
May 14, 1940
7. List three anti-Jew laws instituted in Holland.
not allowed to go to the park or swimming pool, only to Jewish shops between 3-5, needed to be home by 8, wear Jewish
star, must carry papers, no concerns, no public school
8. What special gift did Anne receive on her 13th birthday?
a diary
9. On what date did the Franks go into hiding?
July 6, 1942
10. Where did people believe the Franks had gone?
Switzerland- they left the house with dishes in the sink etc. to make it look like they had fled in a hurry
11. Name or describe the four people who hid the Franks. (Spelling doesn’t count)
Miep Gies, Jo Kleiman, Victor Kugler, Bep Voskuijl
12. The Van Daans’ real name was ______Van Pels____________.
13. How did Anne respond to being in hiding?
She wrote in her diary about fantasies of the outside world.
14. Why did Anne call Dr. Pfeffer, Dussel?
It meant “idiot”; she obviously didn’t care for him very much!
15. What did Anne call an “essential lifeline”?
the radio with the English broadcast
16. Complete this sentence from Anne’s diary—“Where there is _hope_____, there is __life____.”
17. Of the 25,000 Jews hiding in Amsterdam, how many were discovered?
8,000 to 9,000 Jews were discovered
18. On what date were the Franks arrested?
August 4, 1944
19. How did the Gestapo learn of the hiders in the annex?
an anonymous phone call
20. How did it happen that Anne’s diary was left on the floor?
AN officer emptied Mr. Frank’s briefcase on the floor (he needed a container for the items he was stealing) – along with
Anne’s diary. Miep took it, but was afraid that she didn’t have it all, because the officer was coming back, so she had to just
take it and leave. 2 weeks later the German company A PULS took the rest of their belongings to help bombed out victims
in Germany.
21. What was the name of the transport camp that the Franks were sent to first?
Gestapo Headquarters
22. When were the Franks shipped to Poland?
September 3, 1944
23. How many people were killed when the Franks first arrived at Auschwitz?
50% of the people were gassed upon arrival (549 Jews)
24. How did Anne’s relationship with her mother change in the concentration camps?
They were drawn together, almost like a “support group” for each other. They were always together.
25. Why wasn’t Anne selected to go to a work camp?
She had scabbies- tiny mites that burrow into your skin.
26. List the fates of each of the residents of the secret annex. If the person died, you need to either list how or where they
died.
 Anne Frank: died in Bergen Belsen of typhus in
 Mrs. Van Pels: marched from Bergen Belsen to
1945
Theresiendstadt where she died sometime in the
 Mr. Frank: found alive in Aushwitz
spring of 1945
 Mrs. Frank: died of influenza on January 6,
 Peter Van Pels: died on May 5, 1945 in
1945
Mauthausen. 3 days before liberation
 Margot Frank: died in Bergen Belsen in 1945
 Dr. Pfeffer: died on a Death March in
 Mr. Van Pels: died within days of arriving to
Neuengamme Camp on December 20, 1944
Auschwitz
27. With which friend was Anne reunited in Bergen Belsen?
Hanneli Goslar
28. Anne died __1___ month(s) before the camp was liberated.
29. Why did some groups want to discredit Anne’s diary by calling it a hoax?
Neo Nazis (post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism) have exploited the different
translations and the parts changed for the movie and the play, saying the diary was a hoax. Not until after Otto’s death
in 1980, did they get the “proof” of authenticity.
30. Compare and contrast the documentary with the movie/play. (List at least 3 for each).
(Comparisons)
(Contrasts)
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Anne received the diary from her father.
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Van Daans were actually called the Van Pels.
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Anne and Peter liked each other.
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Mr. Dussell was actually called Mr. Pfeffer.
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Rumor that the Franks escaped to
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In reality, 4 people were involved in the
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Switzerland.
hiding whereas only Miep and Mr. Kraler were
Hid in the annex above Mr. Frank’s old
involved in the play.
workplace.
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Anti-Jew laws were very similar.