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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Useless Violence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Levi, what happens when a story is often retold?
(a) It can be adorned.
(b) It is a universal truth.
(c) It becomes set in stone.
(d) It will become boring.

2. Why did Germans need collaborators?
(a) They wanted to feel liked.
(b) They liked to give orders.
(c) They liked to give others some power.
(d) There were not enough Germans to keep order.

3. According to Levi, what creates a "convenient reality?"
(a) Merging one's story with the stories of other survivors.
(b) Telling outright lies about one's behavior.
(c) Focusing on only the positive memories.
(d) Substituting less painful memories for horrific acts.

4. Which of the following did Levi think is the worst crime of the Nazis?
(a) Killing millions of Jews.
(b) Causing people to lose faith.
(c) Shifting guilt to the victims.
(d) Giving prisoners too little food.

5. Where did the SS recruit Sonderkommandos?
(a) At the train arrival station.
(b) In the infirmary.
(c) At the work sites.
(d) In the ghettos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were most traumatized by relieving themselves in public?

2. What does Levi consider the vast shame?

3. According to Levi, when do survivors experience angst?

4. What do victims tend to do when they remember?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason survivors feel guilty?

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