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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 45).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of outbreak affected the prisoners at the author's camp?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Scarlet Fever.
(c) A strong seasonal flu.
(d) Measles.

2. What does the author claim hurts most about the physical blows from SS officers?
(a) The way in which the SS officers did not speak to the prisoners before beating them.
(b) The use of sticks to hit the prisoners.
(c) The unfairness of the blows.
(d) The way that the officers hit prisoners where they were already injured.

3. What possession does the author of this book try to keep after arriving to the concentration camp?
(a) A sturdy pair of boots.
(b) A wedding ring.
(c) A scientific manuscript.
(d) A gold tooth.

4. What are "premium coupons"?
(a) These came from the construction firm that hired workers through the prison, and could be used to buy days off work.
(b) Raffle tickets given to the SS guards to award them things previously owned by the prisoners.
(c) These were certificates from the SS guards, and were awarded to prisoners who arrived to work before the morning bell rang.
(d) These came from the construction firm that hired the workers from the prison, and could be exchanged for cigarettes.

5. Where does the author of the book travel in a "prison car" with small peepholes?
(a) Through Germany.
(b) To Switzerland.
(c) To Auschwitz.
(d) Past his hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concentration camp does the author describe traveling to?

2. What kind of event does the author attend with the camp's chief officer?

3. Who does the author claim entertained thoughts of suicide in the concentration camp?

4. How were prisoners identified?

5. What job do those who greet the prisoners as they arrive to the concentration camp do?

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