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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Levi feel he is able to write on behalf of survivors?
(a) He is good at psychoanalysis.
(b) He has overall perspective.
(c) He saw death close up.
(d) He was given their consent.

3. Auschwitz was located in which country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Occupied France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Occupied Poland.

4. When Levi's squad was clearing rubble, what did he find?
(a) Fresh water.
(b) A gold bracelet.
(c) A heel of bread.
(d) New shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who orated in the style of Hitler?

3. What predominant emotion did survivors feel at Liberation as depicted in literature and in the movies?

4. According to Levi, why can't the "privileged" be objective?

5. What did Levi choose to do with the object he finds?

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