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

2. According to Levi, who is trapped by memories?
(a) High level Nazi officials.
(b) Survivors and oppressors.
(c) Only oppressors.
(d) Only survivors.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Primo Levi's profession?

3. What nationality is Primo Levi?

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

5. Levi discussed the issue of memory through the character of Count Ugolino by which author?

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