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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Letters from Germans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Levi consider most survivors to be of the "privileged" class?
(a) They were lucky enough to live through a horrible situation.
(b) They were generally the wealthiest prisoners.
(c) They generally received more food than the people who died.
(d) They gained recognition after the lagers were liberated.

2. When was Primo Levi brought to Auschwitz?
(a) Near the end of the war.
(b) In the middle of the war.
(c) In the first months of the war.
(d) Before Germany invaded Italy.

3. At which camp is there NO rebellion?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Birkenau.
(c) Sobibor.
(d) Treblinka.

4. Which is the best description of Chaim Rumkowski?
(a) He was a benevolent leader and a father.
(b) He ws a prisoner and a good singer.
(c) He was a German official and the messiah.
(d) He was a dictator and an good administrator.

5. Who was Hans Biebow in relation to Chaim Rumkowski?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His trading partner.
(c) His superior officer.
(d) His bunkmate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What predominant emotion did survivors feel at Liberation as depicted in literature and in the movies?

2. Which of the following did Levi think is the worst crime of the Nazis?

3. Why were the tattoos gratuitous?

4. What were the Sonderkommandos taught?

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

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