According to the authors of your text, Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi official responsible for transporting Jews to death camps, can best be described as __________.
A) a madman in a mad world
B) an ordinary man in an extraordinary circumstance
C) a simple bureaucrat easily manipulated by false promises
D) Hitler's "fall guy"

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The authors of the text argue that Eichmann was an ordinary man who allowed himself to be swept up by the extraordinary circumstances of the Nazi regime. They emphasize that he was not a passionate anti-Semite but rather a bureaucratic functionary who followed orders diligently.

According to the Authors of Your Text, Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi