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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Memory of the Offense.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Nazi party was elected to power in which country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Poland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Belgium.

2. What happens to Alberto?
(a) He escaped.
(b) He was liberated.
(c) He disappeared.
(d) He was sent to a different camp.

3. What do victims tend to do when they remember?
(a) Skim over painful episodes.
(b) Assign blame to themselves.
(c) Focus on the worst situations.
(d) Remember every detail exactly as it happened.

4. Who tells criminals to claim "I don't remember?"
(a) Defense lawyers.
(b) Hitler.
(c) They claim it on their own.
(d) Victims' families.

5. Why should survivors' stories be read critically?
(a) Each story tells the same information about the war.
(b) Each story is individual and lacks overall perspective.
(c) Survivors like to tell lies about their experiences.
(d) Survivors have a bad grasp of the German language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Louis Darquier de Pellepoix do after he was caught?

2. What does Levi think about oppressors?

3. What is Primo Levi's profession?

4. With which statement about Eichmann and Hoss would Levi agree?

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

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