Generation War - Quiz
  • 1. What happens to Wilhelm after his platoon is killed?
A) He flees to his father's house
B) He is promoted to a higher rank
C) He is knocked unconscious by an explosion
D) He is captured by the Soviets
  • 2. Where does Wilhelm live for a few weeks after waking up?
A) A cabin by a lake
B) An abandoned hospital
C) A secret bunker
D) A barn in the countryside
  • 3. What is Wilhelm's punishment for desertion?
A) Life imprisonment
B) Death
C) Dishonorable discharge
D) Hard labor
  • 4. How does Friedhelm escape the Soviets?
A) By crossing a frozen river
B) By wearing a Soviet uniform
C) By surrendering to a Polish patrol
D) By hiding in a supply truck
  • 5. Who saves Friedhelm's life at the field hospital?
A) Greta
B) The Gestapo
C) His brother Wilhelm
D) The doctor, convinced by Charlotte
  • 6. What does Friedhelm tell Charlotte regarding Wilhelm?
A) That Wilhelm is a war hero
B) That Wilhelm is hiding in a cabin
C) That Wilhelm has deserted
D) That Wilhelm has been killed
  • 7. Why does Friedhelm return to his unit?
A) Because he wants to save Charlotte
B) Because he misses his friends
C) Because of his father's disappointment
D) Because he is ordered to return
  • 8. How does Viktor escape the transport to Auschwitz?
A) By hiding in a coal pile
B) By bribing a guard
C) By breaking the wooden floor of the railroad car
D) By jumping from a moving train
  • 9. Who does Viktor join after escaping the train?
A) A group of Polish partisans
B) His family in hiding
C) The Soviet army
D) The German resistance
  • 10. Why must Viktor conceal his identity among the partisans?
A) Because he is a deserter
B) Because they hate Jews
C) Because he stole their food
D) Because he is a German spy
  • 11. With whom does Charlotte start an affair?
A) A Gestapo officer
B) Friedhelm
C) Wilhelm
D) The doctor
  • 12. Why is Greta arrested by the Gestapo?
A) For making remarks disapproving of the war
B) For hiding a deserter
C) For stealing supplies
D) For helping Viktor escape
  • 13. What does Greta tell the soldiers at the bar?
A) They should desert their posts
B) The German army is winning
C) Victory is still a long way to go
D) The war will be over soon
  • 14. What does Greta tell the Lt. Colonel when she is arrested?
A) She is pregnant
B) She is a spy
C) She knows his secrets
D) She wants to leave the country
  • 15. Who is the Polish woman who escapes with Viktor?
A) Charlotte
B) Helena
C) Greta
D) Alina
  • 16. What is the German title of the miniseries Generation War?
A) Ein anderer Krieg
B) Ein anderes Land
C) Eine andere Zeit
D) Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter
  • 17. Which organization commissioned the miniseries?
A) ARD
B) ZDF
C) TeamWorx
D) UFA
  • 18. In what year was the miniseries first aired?
A) 2011
B) 2015
C) 2013
D) 2009
  • 19. How many parts does the miniseries consist of?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 20. What is the approximate age of the five friends at the start of the story?
A) 18
B) 20
C) 30
D) 25
  • 21. In which city does the narrative begin in 1941?
A) Moscow
B) Berlin
C) Vienna
D) Munich
  • 22. What specific holiday do the friends vow to meet up for again?
A) Easter
B) New Year
C) Pentecost
D) Christmas
  • 23. What was the viewership for each episode when it first aired in Germany?
A) 10 million
B) 7 million
C) 3 million
D) 5 million
  • 24. What is the title of the first part of the miniseries?
A) A Different Country
B) A Different Time
C) A Different Life
D) A Different War
  • 25. What is the profession of Viktor's father?
A) Tailor
B) Doctor
C) Soldier
D) Baker
  • 26. What profession does Charlotte qualify for?
A) Military nurse
B) Bartender
C) Teacher
D) Singer
  • 27. What profession does Greta hope to pursue?
A) Officer
B) Tailor
C) Singer
D) Nurse
  • 28. What is Wilhelm's rank in the Army?
A) Major
B) Enlisted man
C) Officer
D) General
  • 29. What is the duration of each part of the miniseries?
A) 120 minutes
B) 90 minutes
C) 60 minutes
D) 45 minutes
  • 30. What is Friedhelm's role in the military?
A) General
B) Enlisted man
C) Military nurse
D) Officer
  • 31. What is Wilhelm assigned to after his sentence is reduced?
A) A disciplinary battalion
B) A field hospital
C) A specialized commando unit
D) A desk job in Berlin
  • 32. Who was Lilija before the war?
A) A Soviet spy
B) A resistance fighter
C) Charlotte's assistant
D) A German nurse
  • 33. Why is Greta executed by the authorities?
A) Speech crimes and possessing incriminating evidence
B) Deserting her post at the hospital
C) Collaborating with the Soviets
D) Stealing from the Gestapo
  • 34. What award was Wilhelm promoted to receive as the war progressed?
A) Iron Cross 1st class
B) War Merit Cross
C) Knight's Cross
D) Iron Cross 2nd class
  • 35. What caused Wilhelm's concussion before he walked away from the front line?
A) A hand grenade
B) A falling building
C) A mortar shell
D) A Panzerfaust anti-tank explosive
  • 36. What is Charlotte's nickname among her circle of friends?
A) Lili
B) Lottie
C) Charly
D) Charlie
  • 37. Who told Charlotte that Wilhelm was killed in action?
A) A fellow nurse
B) The chief surgeon
C) Viktor
D) Friedhelm
  • 38. What is Greta Müller's profession at the beginning of the story?
A) Soldier
B) Teacher
C) Bartender
D) Nurse
  • 39. What is the name of the Gestapo officer Greta has an affair with?
A) Hiemer
B) Friedhelm Winter
C) Martin Dorn
D) Wilhelm Winter
  • 40. Where does Dorn organize a road show for Greta?
A) Berlin
B) London
C) Paris
D) The Eastern Front
  • 41. What crime is Greta accused of that leads to her imprisonment?
A) Espionage
B) Theft
C) Wehrkraftzersetzung
D) Murder
  • 42. How does Viktor end up in a concentration camp?
A) Dorn double-crosses him regarding a passport
B) He turns himself in
C) He is caught by the army
D) He is betrayed by Greta
  • 43. Which group does Viktor join after escaping the train?
A) Armia Krajowa
B) The SS
C) The US Army
D) The Wehrmacht
  • 44. Who does Viktor find working for the allies after the war?
A) Friedhelm
B) Dorn
C) Wilhelm
D) Charlotte
  • 45. What rank does Friedhelm hold near the end of the war?
A) Gefreiter.
B) Hauptmann.
C) Unteroffizier.
D) Oberst.
  • 46. Which company produced the series Generation War?
A) Rai
B) SVT
C) BBC
D) UFA
  • 47. Which Irish station broadcast Generation War?
A) RTÉ One
B) Canvas
C) RTÉ Two
D) DR K
  • 48. On which channel did the BBC broadcast the series in the UK?
A) BBC Two
B) BBC One
C) BBC News
D) BBC Four
  • 49. Who is the BBC's head of programme acquisition?
A) Julia Meyer
B) Norbert Frei
C) Sue Deeks
D) Ulrich Herbert
  • 50. Which US company acquired the distribution rights for the series?
A) HBO
B) Netflix
C) Music Box
D) Disney
  • 51. What Rotten Tomatoes rating did the series receive?
A) 80%
B) 40%
C) 95%
D) 60%
  • 52. What award did the series win in 2013?
A) BAFTA
B) Academy Award
C) Golden Globe
D) Deutscher Fernsehpreis
  • 53. Which historian praised the film for showing an unvarnished portrait of the war against the Soviet Union?
A) Habbo Knoch
B) Ulrich Herbert
C) Norbert Frei
D) Lukas Meissel
  • 54. Who wrote the historical analysis book 'Der totgeglaubte Held als TV-Event'?
A) Julia Meyer
B) Lukas Meissel
C) Jennifer Nathalie Pyka
D) Norbert Frei
  • 55. What was one of the criticisms made by historian Ulrich Herbert?
A) It portrayed all Germans as victims
B) It was filmed in the wrong locations
C) It was too short
D) It had poor acting
  • 56. Which critic called the film kitschy and full of pathetic self-pity?
A) The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
B) The BBC
C) A critic in the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
D) Jennifer Nathalie Pyka
  • 57. How did many Polish viewers feel about the depiction of Poles in 'Generation War'?
A) Supportive
B) Outraged
C) Amused
D) Indifferent
  • 58. What was the name of the Armia Krajowa branch devoted to rescuing Jews?
A) The Resistance Front
B) The Polish Guard
C) Żegota
D) The Freedom Fighters
  • 59. Who was the Polish ambassador in Austria that complained to ZDF?
A) Jerzy Marganski
B) Witold Sobków
C) Ryszard Schnepf
D) Łukasz Kamiński
  • 60. Who sent a complaint to Music Box regarding the US rights to the series?
A) Jerzy Marganski
B) Ryszard Schnepf
C) Tygodnik Powszechny
D) Witold Sobków
  • 61. Who supported the complaint sent by Ryszard Schnepf?
A) The British government
B) The director of Yad Vashem
C) Łukasz Kamiński
D) The German broadcaster ZDF
  • 62. Where did a demonstration occur against the UK broadcast of the series?
A) Berlin
B) Warsaw
C) London
D) Washington
  • 63. Which publication featured the criticism from Polish ambassador Witold Sobków?
A) The Huffington Post
B) Gazeta Wyborcza
C) Tygodnik Powszechny
D) The New York Times
  • 64. Which publication called Generation War a 'turning point' in German television?
A) The Daily Telegraph
B) The New York Times
C) The New Yorker
D) The Economist
  • 65. What does Ella Taylor argue the film depicts as being corrupted by totalitarianism?
A) Individual responsibility
B) Historical accuracy
C) German national identity
D) The romantic relationships of the characters
  • 66. What label did David Denby give to the artistic quality of Generation War?
A) Low-quality propaganda
B) Experimental cinema
C) Middlebrow art
D) Highbrow masterpiece
  • 67. What term did James Delingpole use to describe the series?
A) Documentary-like accuracy
B) Semi-apologia
C) Pro-Nazi propaganda
D) Historical masterpiece
  • 68. When did Uri Avnery's review of 'Their Mothers, Their Fathers' appear?
A) 28 February 2014
B) 15 March 2013
C) 2013
D) 2 September 2014
  • 69. In what year did Uri Avnery flee from Germany to Mandatory Palestine?
A) 2014
B) 1945
C) 1939
D) 1933
  • 70. According to Avnery, how does a citizen under a totalitarian regime behave?
A) Like a soldier
B) Like a rebel
C) Like a victim
D) Like a child
  • 71. What does Avnery believe is more effective than terror in a totalitarian regime?
A) Education
B) Propaganda
C) Leadership
D) Music
  • 72. Who wrote a review of Generation War in Haaretz on 2 September 2014?
A) Tom Schilling
B) Uri Klein
C) Philipp Kadelbach
D) Uri Avnery
  • 73. To what does Uri Klein liken the production of Generation War?
A) A typical Hollywood product
B) A theatrical play
C) A strictly historical documentary
D) A German educational film
  • 74. How many pieces are on the digital release of the score?
A) 15
B) 36
C) 22
D) 42
  • 75. How many pieces are on the CD release of the score?
A) 2013
B) 22
C) 42
D) 5
  • 76. Which award did Philipp Kadelbach win at the German Television Academy Awards in 2013?
A) Best Stunt
B) Best Costume Design
C) Best Actor
D) Best Director
  • 77. Which actor won Best Actor at the German Television Academy Awards?
A) Philipp Kadelbach
B) Ludwig Trepte
C) Volker Bruch
D) Tom Schilling
  • 78. Which award did the miniseries win at the 42nd International Emmy Awards?
A) Best Director
B) Best Ensemble Cast
C) Best Stunt
D) Best TV Movie/Mini-Series
  • 79. How many main characters does Uri Klein mention when discussing the miniseries?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Two
D) Six
  • 80. What was the result of the Best Miniseries nomination at the 2013 German Television Award?
A) Nominated
B) Won
C) Disqualified
D) No award given
  • 81. Who won the Best Costume Design award at the German Television Academy Awards?
A) Sandra Barger
B) Gerhard Zeiß
C) Wiebke Kratz
D) Thomas Stammer
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