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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May 18, 1942 through October 12, 1942 (Pages 133 - 231).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Etty writes (what matters most is) "to keep a small corner of ___________ unsullied, come what may."
(a) One's soul.
(b) One's room.
(c) One's mind.
(d) One's heart.

2. What moment became the most important moment?
(a) The future.
(b) The moment she became a Christian.
(c) The past.
(d) The present.

3. Given Etty's propensity toward the ascetic life, what might she think of all the mental exercises in which she participates?
(a) They might be a waste of time.
(b) They might be a nuisance.
(c) They might be very difficult.
(d) They might be rather appealing.

4. Each day, Etty's writings speak of her need to gain control over ______________.
(a) Others.
(b) Other Jews.
(c) The Germans.
(d) Herself.

5. HIllesum refuses to blame who for allowing the atrocities against the Jews (and all of humanity) to continue?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Jews.
(c) God.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hillesum writes that on Sunday, June 14, 1941 the German government begins to round up and ____________ the Jews.

2. Etty is hyper-alert, hyper-conscious of what?

3. Etty Hillesum was determined to grow ________________.

4. Etty experiences a problem with overeating, which she attributes to what greed?

5. Etty writes, "Ultimately, what matters most is to __________________."

(see the answer key)

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