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

2. Who employed Levi?

3. Where was Hans Mayer born?

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

5. According to Levi, what is the legacy of Nazi ideology?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in the roll call when a prisoner was missing?

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

3. Summarize Levi's response to Dr. T.H. of Hamburg.

4. How does Levi explain the stereotype of rebellion?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Levi's situation when he finds the water spigot.

1) Do you agree with the decision he made? Why or why not?

2) What do you think you would have done in the same situation?

Essay Topic 2

Levi writes this book hoping to receive letters that help him answer the question of whether or not Germans can be understood. Do you think Levi gets his answer? Do you think Germans can be understood for their role in the Holocaust?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss some of the main issues regarding communication mentioned in the book. Make sure to touch on communication within the lager as well as the communication of survivors.

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