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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. Where was Hans Mayer born?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Lodz.

2. From which camp did Mala Zimetbaum try to escape?
(a) Birkenau.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Treblinka.
(d) Bergen-Belsen.

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

4. Why does H.L. detest herself?
(a) She does not feel shame for her peoples' actions.
(b) She sees the German type in her personality.
(c) She loves her country.
(d) She loves her mother despite her actions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were put in each train car arriving from Italy?

2. Who were most traumatized by relieving themselves in public?

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

4. What does Levi consider the duty of historians?

5. What happened when there was an anomaly in a roll call?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the women at Birkenau use their bowls for?

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

3. What happened to intellectuals who did manage to flee Germany "beforehand?"

4. Levi considers the violence perpetrated by the Nazis to have been useless except for one thing. What was it?

5. Why do the stories of survivors become less important to passing generations?

6. Who were counted at roll calls?

7. What did Levi learn through the study of chemistry?

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

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

10. What was special about Mala Zimetbaum?

(see the answer keys)

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