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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 does Levi consider all SS and all Germans in general to be?
(a) Spiteful.
(b) Responsible.
(c) Stereotypical.
(d) Hateful.

2. How many times does Levi meet Hety S. of Wiesbaden?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. What happened when there was an anomaly in a roll call?
(a) Prisoners were sent back to the barracks.
(b) Prisoners were forced to search for the escapee.
(c) SS and Gestapo acted unconcerned.
(d) SS and Gestapo combed the camp.

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

5. According to Levi, what is the legacy of Nazi ideology?
(a) Hatred and violence.
(b) Power and strength.
(c) Bombs and terrorism.
(d) Fear and slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Levi do when he was tempted to pray?

2. What does Levi consider the duty of historians?

3. According to Levi, what made young Germans hate Jews?

4. What is the core of what lager survivors have to say?

5. Who became Jean Amery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was special about Mala Zimetbaum?

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

3. Why is Levi interested in corresponding with H.L., the student from Bavaria?

4. How does Levi explain the stereotype of rebellion?

5. Describe the overall feeling of the majority of letters Levi receives.

6. What is Levi's explanation for why Jews did not try to escape?

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

8. Which types of professionals were allowed to practice their trade in the lagers?

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

10. What does Levi think about Amery's definition of an intellectual?

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