Is this sentence active or passive?

the kids were put to bed by the babysitter.

As soon as hitler took over, he began persecuting jews. what does persecuting mean in this context

Which of the following sentences requires a colon to be correct? a. in his vacation suitcase, jonathan packed two pairs of pants, four shirts, his swimsuit, and his favorite pajamas. b. when she decided to write a letter, she grabbed her pen, paper, stamps, and address book. c. the new dessert recipe called for equal parts of sugar, cream, peanut butter, and crushed pecans. d. she gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.

Which sentence from the passage best summarizes this school’s policy on tobacco?