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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. How did most Germans feel after Hitler is defeated in the war?
(a) Remorseful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Proud.
(d) Sad.

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

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

4. What does Levi think of the theory that mankind cannot do without conflict?
(a) He strongly agrees with it.
(b) He disagrees with it.
(c) He ignores it.
(d) He somewhat agrees with it.

5. What does H.L. complain about in her letter?
(a) Her school ignores recent history.
(b) She is made to feel shameful.
(c) Her teacher considers Hitler's actions just.
(d) Germans are punished unfairly.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Hitler's intention from the start of the war?

4. What does Levi call the daily rituals of the lager?

5. According to Levi, how did Amery go against his nature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the last stereotype that the author tries to dissuade?

2. Describe the relationship between Amery and Levi after liberation.

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

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

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

6. Why were prisoners ordered to take their valuables with them on their journey to the lager?

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

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

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

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

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