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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Germans need collaborators?
2. At what point did Hitler begin denying the truth?
3. What did the other prisoners think about the Sonderkommandos?
4. When people first heard of Nazi death camps, what was the reaction?
5. What did all prisoners do during their internment?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Levi, why do oppressors suppress memories?
2. How does a totalitarian state control its citizens?
3. Why did survivors not feel the happiness at liberation that is portrayed in literature and movies?
4. Explain the concept of "convenient truth."
5. Why does Levi think prisoners are beyond neuroses?
6. What happeneds to people who become sonderkommandos?
7. What does Levi think of the theory of "incommunicability"?
8. What was the classic militiamen defense that Eichmann and Hoss used?
9. Why did Alberto change his mind about consoling oneself with illusions?
10. How does Levi shock Germans after the war?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This is a book that has more than one theme. In your mind, what is the main theme of the book? Discuss how it is explored throughout the book.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the writing style and the tone of the book. How does it contribute to the overall impact of the book?
Essay Topic 3
What would you have done if you were recruited to be a sonderkommando? How do you think you would have handled being in that situation?
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