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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1941 - 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Alfio?
(a) Ida's brother-in-law.
(b) Giuseppe's brother.
(c) Ida's husband.
(d) Nora's uncle.

2. What keeps Giuseppe out of the war?
(a) His family situation.
(b) His age.
(c) His bad leg.
(d) His political beliefs.

3. Why doesn't Ida tell Nino about her pregnancy?
(a) Because she feels that it is none of his business.
(b) Because she doesn't think he will believe her.
(c) Because she doesn't think he'll understand.
(d) Because she doesn't want to tell him how it happened.

4. Where does Ida go to mingle with Jews?
(a) The Jewish Quarter.
(b) The slums.
(c) The Ghetto.
(d) The Boroughs.

5. What country was devastated by attacks in 1941 as a result of its refusal to ally with Germany?
(a) Italy.
(b) Poland.
(c) The Czech Republic.
(d) Yugoslavia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ida's mother, Nora, change about her name?

2. What does Ida give Nino, which is a symbol of freedom to him?

3. Who is Ninuzzu?

4. Haile Selassie was restored to the throne of what nation in 1941?

5. In what year did World War I begin?

(see the answer key)

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