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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Gray Zone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Levi contend about survivors' memories?
(a) They blur over time.
(b) They need to be documented.
(c) They lead to nightmares.
(d) They should not be believed.

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

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

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

5. Levi discussed the issue of memory through the character of Count Ugolino by which author?
(a) Weisel.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Frued.
(d) Dante.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was Chaim Rumkowski?

4. Who orated in the style of Hitler?

5. According to Levi, which statement best describes the Lagers?

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