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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Communicating.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the place of the Sonderkommandos within the Lager?
(a) They moved about freely.
(b) They only ate with other prisoners.
(c) They shared barracks with other prisoners.
(d) They were kept segregated.

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

3. After lberation, how did Levi feel about God?
(a) He was a strong believer in God.
(b) He thought God was merciless.
(c) He did not believe in God.
(d) He thought God was unjust.

4. What was the camp's second language?
(a) Italian.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Polish.
(d) German.

5. What did Chaim Rumkowski consider himself to be?
(a) The messiah.
(b) A businessman.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) The doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Primo Levi brought to Auschwitz?

2. According to Levi, what happened to prisoners who know no German?

3. After his return, what did Levi's religious friend think?

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

5. Why did Levi's Kapo disappear?

(see the answer key)

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