View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the war, what were the lagers?
(a) Work camps.
(b) Jails for prisoners.
(c) Safe places for Jews.
(d) Death camps.

2. What was the camp's second language?
(a) Italian.
(b) Polish.
(c) German.
(d) Yiddish.

3. When people first heard of Nazi death camps, what was the reaction?
(a) Anguish.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Incredulity.
(d) Pride.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Levi feel the Germans suffered "willed ignorance" about the camps?

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

3. At which camp is there NO rebellion?

4. Which characterized the German spoken in the Lager?

5. What do Amery and Levi agree about cultivated people?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 250 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample