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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Birkenau, what did a fellow prisoner tell Wiesel and his father to do?
(a) Keep their eyes averted downward at all times.
(b) Lie about their ages.
(c) Smile.
(d) Be sure to tell the truth about their ages.

2. What is Birkenau in Chapter 2?
(a) The reception area for Kaschau.
(b) The reception area for Auschwitz.
(c) The reception area for Dachau.
(d) The reception area for Bergen-Belsen.

3. What did some of the young do in Chapter 2 under the cover of darkness?
(a) Caress one another.
(b) Sit on one another's laps.
(c) Hug one another.
(d) Comfort one another.

4. What interests did Moshe and Wiesel share?
(a) Plotting against the Gestapo.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Playing board games.
(d) Discussing philosophy.

5. What were the conditions inside the synagogue while Wiesel's group stayed there?
(a) Chaotic and noisy.
(b) Spacious and clean.
(c) Drafty and damp.
(d) Crowded and unsanitary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the others in the cattle car perceive Madame Schachter in Chapter 2?

2. How long did it take one of the hanged prisoners to die at the end of Chapter 4?

3. How old were some of the youngest from Wiesel's convoy in Chapter 4?

4. What was the condition of the main synagogue when Wiesel's group reached it?

5. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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