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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do survivors find it difficult to speak with younger generations?
(a) They don't think the horrors they suffered can happen again, but they want to be respected.
(b) They feel they need to be heard but are scared of not being listened to.
(c) They want to feel relevant to the children and find it hard to relate.
(d) They feel they have scary stories to tell and don't want to frighten the children.

2. What was the lager's first lesson?
(a) Do not try to understand.
(b) Keep to oneself.
(c) Believe in God.
(d) Do not share food with others.

3. Who does Amery think survive in higher numbers?
(a) Political prisoners.
(b) Laborers.
(c) Intellectuals.
(d) Believers.

4. According to Levi, which of these factors did NOT play a role in the Nazi violence?
(a) Lust for power.
(b) Political fanaticism.
(c) Defense of principle.
(d) Intolerance.

5. What does Levi call the daily rituals of the lager?
(a) "A struggle for cleanliness."
(b) "A rhythm of suffering."
(c) "An offense to modesty."
(d) "A subversion of dignity."

6. In what year was Amery arrested by the Gestapo?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1944.

7. According to Levi, how should problems be solved?
(a) By a mediator.
(b) By a mix of talk and action.
(c) Through violence.
(d) Through discussion.

8. Which was NOT a reason that people joined the SS?
(a) They were fearful of punishment.
(b) They were paid very highly.
(c) They wanted a good career.
(d) They had been reared badly.

9. According to H.L., what are young Germans tired of feeling?
(a) Exhaustion.
(b) Shame.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Anger.

10. What did Levi do when he was tempted to pray?
(a) He cried.
(b) He became a believer.
(c) He refused to blaspheme.
(d) He prayed.

11. Dr. T.H. of Hamburg claims what?
(a) The German people are guilty.
(b) The Devil people are friendly to Jews.
(c) Hitler betrayed the Germans.
(d) Hitler is more evil than Stalin.

12. What does Levi think is the stereotype of the SS?
(a) Power hungry.
(b) Good people.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Average humans.

13. At the end of the book, to what does Levi chalk up the period of Nazi rule?
(a) An epilogue in history books.
(b) A torrent of racial intolerance.
(c) A cohesion of multiple factors.
(d) An unprincipled political game.

14. What did Mala Zimetbaum do that frustrated the Nazis?
(a) She refused to work.
(b) She killed herself on the gallows.
(c) She escaped successfully.
(d) She taunted the Nazi guards.

15. What does Amery write about?
(a) His work in the resistance movement.
(b) His friendship with Primo Levi in Auschwitz.
(c) Why the Nazi officials deserve to die.
(d) The pros and cons of being an intellectual in Auschwitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times did Levi fight back against a fellow prisoner?

2. Where was Hans Mayer born?

3. Which was NOT a reason that Jews have no where to run?

4. What does W.A. from Wurtemberg write about?

5. Who employed Levi?

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