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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. Which is something that prisoners did receive provisions for?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) Uniforms.
(d) Bedding.

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

3. With whom did Mala Zimetbaum try to escape?
(a) Amery.
(b) Edek.
(c) Levi.
(d) An Italian Jew.

4. Which group of people was most prone to try escaping?
(a) Jews.
(b) Long-term prisoners.
(c) Political prisoners.
(d) Newcomers.

5. Who is amazed that Levi's writing is not filled with hatred?
(a) M.S. from Frankfurt.
(b) W.A. from Wurtemberg.
(c) Dr. T.H. of Hamburg.
(d) I.J. from Stuttgard.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Amery compare the SS in the Ukraine?

2. Why does H.L. detest herself?

3. At the beginning of the war, what were the lagers?

4. At which camp is there NO rebellion?

5. What happened to corpses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why violence is endemic in the Third World.

2. How does Levi explain the stereotype of rebellion?

3. In Chapter 7, Stereotypes, Levi discusses stereotypes in regard to three aspects of survivor behavior. What are they?

4. Describe Jean Amery's life before he arrived in Auschwitz.

5. Why does Levi think the Nazis waged a suicidal war?

6. Who does Levi consider responsible for the horrors of the lagers?

7. Why does Levi want Survival in Auschwitz to be published in German?

8. List some examples of the violence that stems from World War II.

9. Why does Levi agree with Amery that believers had an easier time in the lager?

10. Who were counted at roll calls?

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