Stockholm Bank Robbery Quiz
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What did Jan Erik Olsson do after walking into the bank on August 23rd, 1973?

  • Demanded a car and cash from the bank workers
  • Pulled out a gun and took four bank workers hostage (correct)
  • Begged the Swedish Prime Minister for assistance
  • Surrendered to the police without any resistance

Where did the criminals retreat with the hostages after the police surrounded the bank?

  • Into the bank's vault (correct)
  • To a waiting getaway car
  • To a nearby residential area
  • To a different bank branch

Who made a phone call from inside the vault to the Swedish Prime Minister?

  • The accomplice who was freed from prison
  • Kristin Enmark (correct)
  • One of the police snipers
  • Jan Erik Olsson

Why did Kristin Enmark phone the Swedish Prime Minister from inside the bank's vault?

<p>To request permission for her captors to escape (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason behind Kristin Enmark's decision to support her captors during the bank robbery?

<p>She believed the police were trigger-happy and more likely to cause a shootout resulting in her death (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Kristin Enmark's perception of the situation influence her actions during the bank robbery?

<p>She perceived that the police were more dangerous than her captors, leading her to support the criminals' safety (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Enmark's decision to support her captors from typical instances of Stockholm syndrome?

<p>She acted based on a calculated assessment of the risks posed by the police and her captors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Kristin Enmark support her captors during the bank robbery?

<p>She believed she was more likely to die in a shootout caused by trigger-happy police than to be killed by her captors. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Kristin Enmark's perception of the situation influence her actions during the bank robbery?

<p>She believed her chances of survival were higher if she cooperated with the captors. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Enmark's decision to support her captors from typical instances of Stockholm syndrome?

<p>Her support was driven by a rational assessment of self-preservation rather than emotional attachment to the captors. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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