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The Drowned and the Saved Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Levi feel he is able to write on behalf of survivors?
(a) He saw death close up.
(b) He is good at psychoanalysis.
(c) He was given their consent.
(d) He has overall perspective.

2. When were Eichmann and Hoss born?
(a) When Hitler was the leader of Germany.
(b) During the height of the Third Reich's power.
(c) After Hitler killed himself.
(d) Before the Third Reich came to power.

3. According to Levi, what can cause victims' memories to drift?
(a) Shame.
(b) Fear.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Fraud.

4. What does survival depend upon?
(a) Collaborating with the SS.
(b) Putting oneself first.
(c) Helping others.
(d) Feeling heroic.

5. 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 rewarded them with prizes.
(c) They plied them with alcohol.
(d) They provided psychological counseling.

6. What did Levi use to pay for German lessons?
(a) His soup ration.
(b) His bread ration.
(c) His blanket.
(d) His shoes.

7. After liberation, why did survivors feel diminished as human beings?
(a) They witnessed great horrors.
(b) They saw their families die.
(c) They lived at an animal level.
(d) They were guilty of the charges against them.

8. Which characterized the German spoken in the Lager?
(a) It was a refined version of the language.
(b) It was overly simplistic.
(c) It was a dialect that has some Yiddish mixed in.
(d) It was a harsh version of the language.

9. What predominant emotion did survivors feel at Liberation as depicted in literature and in the movies?
(a) Fear.
(b) Joy.
(c) Panic.
(d) Loneliness.

10. Why should survivors' stories be read critically?
(a) Survivors have a bad grasp of the German language.
(b) Survivors like to tell lies about their experiences.
(c) Each story tells the same information about the war.
(d) Each story is individual and lacks overall perspective.

11. When Levi's squad was clearing rubble, what did he find?
(a) Fresh water.
(b) A heel of bread.
(c) A gold bracelet.
(d) New shoes.

12. What was the camp's second language?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) Polish.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

13. According to Levi, why did prisoners not commit suicide?
(a) Religious people think suicide is an affront to God.
(b) There were no means by which to do so in the lager.
(c) Their whole existence wa wrapped up in survival.
(d) The prisoners were hopeful that they would be freed any day.

14. After lberation, how did Levi feel about God?
(a) He thought God was merciless.
(b) He thought God was unjust.
(c) He did not believe in God.
(d) He was a strong believer in God.

15. Which is the best description of Chaim Rumkowski?
(a) He was a dictator and an good administrator.
(b) He was a benevolent leader and a father.
(c) He ws a prisoner and a good singer.
(d) He was a German official and the messiah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Auschwitz was located in which country?

2. The Third Reich did all of the following to stay in power except:

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

4. From where did Monowitz receive new prisoners?

5. Who confronts Levi after liberation?

(see the answer keys)

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