Five Chimneys: The Story of Auschwitz Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Olga Lengyel
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Five Chimneys: The Story of Auschwitz Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Olga Lengyel
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I through IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?
(a) Linguistics professor.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) City adiministrator.

2. What metaphor did the author use to describe the train cars at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Cattle barns.
(b) Hospital wards.
(c) Hell.
(d) Coffins.

3. What happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp?
(a) Her husband was hanged for insubordination.
(b) All of the barracks were locked down.
(c) She was assigned to work in the infirmary.
(d) The men were removed from the camp.

4. What was the ultimate purpose of Birkenau?
(a) The extermination of prisoners.
(b) The production of armaments.
(c) The production of clothing for the German army.
(d) The detention of prisoners until the end of the war.

5. Why did Olga get in the line to have her hair shaved?
(a) She was worried about the threat of lice.
(b) She was ordered into the line by a guard.
(c) She saw the head-shaving as an expression of mourning.
(d) She preferred to undergo the same treatment as her peers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many prisoners were assigned to carry the 150-pound kettle for each meal?

2. What did the green triangle on a prisoner's uniform indicate?

3. What ingredient in the bread irritated the prisoners' gums?

4. What illness afflicted the children who were lying near the door of the train car?

5. Why did Olga rip her own blouse and dress?

(see the answer key)

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