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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Germans who were found helping Jews escape?

2. According to Levi, how should problems be solved?

3. According to Levi, how did Amery go against his nature?

4. If an escapee was found, what happened?

5. Who is amazed that Levi's writing is not filled with hatred?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the stories of survivors become less important to passing generations?

2. Why does Levi want Survival in Auschwitz to be published in German?

3. List some examples of the violence that stems from World War II.

4. In Chapter 7, Stereotypes, Levi discusses stereotypes in regard to three aspects of survivor behavior. What are they?

5. Describe the relationship between Amery and Levi after liberation.

6. What is the last stereotype that the author tries to dissuade?

7. Why does Levi agree with Amery that believers had an easier time in the lager?

8. Summarize Levi's response to Dr. T.H. of Hamburg.

9. What happened in the roll call when a prisoner was missing?

10. Why were prisoners ordered to take their valuables with them on their journey to the lager?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the Nazis need or want prisoners in the lagers to be collaborators? Discuss different kinds of collaborators and how they benefited the Nazi agenda.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reasons why prisoners were not able to rebel and overthrow an entire lager. Consider living conditions as well as psychological reasons.

Essay Topic 3

Levi states that victims and oppressors are both tormented by memories.

Part 1: Explain the kinds of memories that the victims might have and why these memories are difficult, even forty years after the fact.

Part 2: Explain why and how oppressors tend to hide from memories of their past actions.

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