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?

To request permission for her captors to escape Signup and view all the answers

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

She believed the police were trigger-happy and more likely to cause a shootout resulting in her death Signup and view all the answers

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

She perceived that the police were more dangerous than her captors, leading her to support the criminals' safety Signup and view all the answers

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

She acted based on a calculated assessment of the risks posed by the police and her captors Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

She believed her chances of survival were higher if she cooperated with the captors. Signup and view all the answers

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

Her support was driven by a rational assessment of self-preservation rather than emotional attachment to the captors. Signup and view all the answers

Stockholm Bank Robbery Quiz

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Questions and Answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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