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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Gray Zone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chaim Rumkowski consider himself to be?
(a) The messiah.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) The doctor.
(d) A businessman.

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

3. When did Levi's friend Alberto stop being critical of those who consoled themselves with illusions?
(a) After his decision that is a healthier frame of mind.
(b) After Levi persuaded him to change his mind.
(c) After his father was sent to the gas chamber.
(d) After his liberation from Auschwitz.

4. What does Levi think about oppressors?
(a) They lie blatantly about their criminal actions.
(b) They feel better once they confess to their crimes.
(c) They tend to blame the victims for their bad actions.
(d) They rework the past to make themselves feel less guilty.

5. Which of the following was NOT a common justification that Nazis used when confessing?
(a) Following the orders of a superior.
(b) Living in an environment of fear.
(c) Being brought up in a racist environment.
(d) Believing in Hitler's ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Alberto?

2. What do victims tend to do when they remember?

3. When people first heard of Nazi death camps, what was the reaction?

4. According to Levi, what happens when a story is often retold?

5. Which is the best description of Chaim Rumkowski?

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