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

2. Which of the following was NOT a common justification that Nazis used when confessing?
(a) Living in an environment of fear.
(b) Being brought up in a racist environment.
(c) Believing in Hitler's ideas.
(d) Following the orders of a superior.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do victims tend to do when they remember?

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

3. When did Levi's friend Alberto stop being critical of those who consoled themselves with illusions?

4. In what year did the tide of World War II change?

5. Which subset of prisoners does Levi think make the best observers?

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