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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Shame.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Levi's Kapo disappear?
(a) He collaborated with the Nazis.
(b) He escaped the camp.
(c) A prisoner switched his number on a list.
(d) A prisoner assigned him to another barracks.

2. Which of the following did Levi think is the worst crime of the Nazis?
(a) Killing millions of Jews.
(b) Shifting guilt to the victims.
(c) Giving prisoners too little food.
(d) Causing people to lose faith.

3. With which statement about Eichmann and Hoss would Levi agree?
(a) They should not have been punished for their actions.
(b) They suffered from memories of what they did during the war.
(c) They had no choice in becoming Nazi officials.
(d) They joined the Nazi party opportunistically.

4. What nationality is Primo Levi?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) Polish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Germans often coerce prisoners into being collaborators?

2. What were the Sonderkommandos taught?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason survivors feel guilty?

4. What happens to Alberto?

5. After lberation, how did Levi feel about God?

(see the answer key)

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