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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. When did Levi's friend Alberto stop being critical of those who consoled themselves with illusions?
(a) After his decision that is a healthier frame of mind.
(b) After his father was sent to the gas chamber.
(c) After his liberation from Auschwitz.
(d) After Levi persuaded him to change his mind.

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

3. What was Auschwitz-Monowitz?
(a) A medical research camp.
(b) A concentration camp.
(c) A death camp.
(d) A work camp.

4. In what year did the tide of World War II change?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1942.

5. According to Levi, what can cause victims' memories to drift?
(a) Fraud.
(b) Shame.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the war, what was a major source of reconstructing what happened?

2. What nationality is Primo Levi?

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

4. The Third Reich did all of the following to stay in power except:

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

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