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

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

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

4. Which subset of prisoners does Levi think make the best observers?
(a) Kapos.
(b) Intellectuals.
(c) Political prisoners.
(d) Italian Jews.

5. According to Levi, what creates a "convenient reality?"
(a) Substituting less painful memories for horrific acts.
(b) Telling outright lies about one's behavior.
(c) Focusing on only the positive memories.
(d) Merging one's story with the stories of other survivors.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what point did Hitler begin denying the truth?

2. According to Levi, what can cause victims' memories to drift?

3. What were Kapos?

4. What did Chaim Rumkowski consider himself to be?

5. Auschwitz was located in which country?

(see the answer key)

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