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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Gray Zone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which subset of prisoners does Levi think make the best observers?
(a) Kapos.
(b) Italian Jews.
(c) Political prisoners.
(d) Intellectuals.

2. According to Levi, why can't the "privileged" be objective?
(a) They watched those around them die.
(b) They befriended the Nazis.
(c) They suffered least.
(d) They were unaccostemed to manual labor.

3. How did Nazi commanders protect the consciousness of people they assign to do dirty work?
(a) They promised that they will go to heaven.
(b) They rewarded them with prizes.
(c) They plied them with alcohol.
(d) They provided psychological counseling.

4. How did most prisoners arrive at Auschwitz?
(a) By bus.
(b) By car.
(c) By train.
(d) On foot.

5. What were Kapos?
(a) Chiefs of squads or barracks.
(b) German guards with a low rank.
(c) Recent arrivals to the lagers.
(d) Translators for the Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Levi, who may judge collaborators?

2. When people first heard of Nazi death camps, what was the reaction?

3. According to Levi, what happens when a story is often retold?

4. Who tells criminals to claim "I don't remember?"

5. Who does Levi think is in the gray zone for ordering an underling to kill someone?

(see the answer key)

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