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

2. In what year was Amery arrested by the Gestapo?

3. Which group of people was most prone to try escaping?

4. To whom did Amery compare the SS in the Ukraine?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Levi agree with Amery that believers had an easier time in the lager?

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

3. Explain the relationship between Levi and his German publisher and translator.

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

5. Summarize Dr. T.H.'s letter to Levi.

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

7. What did the roll call drills reinforce in the prisoners?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From a Nazi perspective, discuss the reasons why the lagers were a necessary part of the war.

Essay Topic 2

"Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

1) Discuss this quote in reference to life during the Nazi era for Jews in the ghettos and lagers.

2) Discuss this quote in reference to Nazi officials and SS guards.

Essay Topic 3

The lagers were concentration and death camps established by the Nazis so they could have slaves and exterminate the Jews. Why were the Nazis fearful that the rest of the world would learn about the lagers? What did they have to hide when Hitler's rhetoric about riding Germany of Jews was so clear?

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