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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Intellectual in Auschwitz.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Nazi commanders protect the consciousness of people they assign to do dirty work?
(a) They plied them with alcohol.
(b) They promised that they will go to heaven.
(c) They rewarded them with prizes.
(d) They provided psychological counseling.

2. What did Louis Darquier de Pellepoix do after he was caught?
(a) He blamed the authoritative nature of the Nazi party.
(b) He denied his part in deportations and gas chambers.
(c) He blamed Eichmann and Hoss for his crimes.
(d) He admitted all of the crimes that he committed during the war.

3. Why were the tattoos gratuitous?
(a) The uniforms bore prisoners' numbers.
(b) The prisoners had memorized their numbers.
(c) The tattoos could not be seen under clothing.
(d) The prisoners had no names.

4. According to Levi, what happens when a story is often retold?
(a) It can be adorned.
(b) It is a universal truth.
(c) It becomes set in stone.
(d) It will become boring.

5. What did Levi do when he was tempted to pray?
(a) He refused to blaspheme.
(b) He became a believer.
(c) He cried.
(d) He prayed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Sonderkommandos taught?

2. According to Levi, what creates a "convenient reality?"

3. Who orated in the style of Hitler?

4. What did Levi choose to do with the object he finds?

5. At the beginning of the war, what were the lagers?

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