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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did all prisoners do during their internment?
(a) Lie.
(b) Punish others.
(c) Steal.
(d) Commit murder.

2. Who does Levi think is in the gray zone for ordering an underling to kill someone?
(a) Chaim Rumkowski.
(b) Muhsfeld.
(c) Hans Biebow.
(d) Hitler.

3. What predominant emotion did survivors feel at Liberation as depicted in literature and in the movies?
(a) Panic.
(b) Fear.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Joy.

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

5. What does Levi think it is his mission to do?
(a) Return to being a scientist.
(b) Tell his story orally.
(c) Bear witness by writing.
(d) Lead a positive life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Germans need collaborators?

2. According to Levi, who may judge collaborators?

3. With which statement about Eichmann and Hoss would Levi agree?

4. What was Hitler at the time of his death?

5. What did the other prisoners think about the Sonderkommandos?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the Nazi death camp system.

2. How does Levi shock Germans after the war?

3. What happeneds to people who become sonderkommandos?

4. How does a totalitarian state control its citizens?

5. Why does Levi think prisoners are beyond neuroses?

6. Comment on how a prisoner's moral yardstick changed during his internment.

7. While clearing rubble, Levi finds a spigot with fresh water. Why was this such a big deal?

8. Why did survivors not feel the happiness at liberation that is portrayed in literature and movies?

9. According to Levi, which memories seem to be universal?

10. How do people react to having limited communication?

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