An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943 Test | Final Test - Easy

Etty Hillesum
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An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943 Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This act of verbalizing to another person is what for Etty?
(a) Revelatory.
(b) Strange.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Embarrassing.

2. Etty knows that it is simply a matter of time before what happens to her?
(a) She attempts to escape.
(b) She is saved.
(c) She is apprehended and transferred to a camp of some sort.
(d) She is allowed to leave.

3. [On July 15], 1942, Etty secures a position in what?
(a) A new school teaching Russian.
(b) A nice concentration camp.
(c) The Cultural Affairs Department of the Jewish Council.
(d) A home in America.

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

5. Etty comes to accept and value her role as what?
(a) Warrior.
(b) Helper.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Witness.

6. Why might the Jews of Deventer not be allowed to own certain types of property?
(a) The Germans want to slowly take over their lives.
(b) The Jews do not understand how important property is.
(c) The Germans want to hold onto their property until after the war.
(d) The Germans do not believe they are intelligent enough to own property.

7. Why does Etty feel guilty about her life, compared to others?
(a) She is much more prepared for her future than others.
(b) Others are forced to make due with considerably less than her.
(c) She has not given to others as much as she would like.
(d) Others harbor much more fear in their hearts.

8. With what idea does Etty deal?
(a) The idea of having faith in something that you cannot see.
(b) The idea of one's own mortality.
(c) The idea of willingly, fearlessly bearing one's own burdens and the burdens of those in one's community.
(d) The idea of loving those who hate you.

9. Etty refuses to allow what to lapse?
(a) Her faith in God.
(b) Her love for Spier.
(c) Her passport.
(d) Her driver's license.

10. HIllesum decides that she would rather not do what?
(a) Move to a concentration camp.
(b) Be a Jew.
(c) Believe in God.
(d) Marry Julius Spier.

11. 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 very difficult.
(c) They might be a nuisance.
(d) They might be rather appealing.

12. What else does she address?
(a) The utility of personal and communal participation in suffering without preconception.
(b) The utility of personal and communal participation in loving without preconception.
(c) The utility of personal and communal participation in having hope without preconception.
(d) The utility of personal and communal participation in having faith without preconception.

13. Etty's motivations have become unambiguously ______________.
(a) Strange.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Altruistic.
(d) Difficult to understand.

14. What does Etty believe the answer to number 100 would do?
(a) Limit her accessibility.
(b) Be selfish.
(c) Be foolhardy.
(d) Be a waste of time.

15. Etty begins preparing herself for life where?
(a) In a small town.
(b) In her own apartment.
(c) In Germany.
(d) In a very small cell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Etty do after Spier's death?

2. Approximately one week later, Etty Hillesum volunteers to do what?

3. Etty further addresses what concept?

4. Etty subsequently learns that Jews in Deventer are no longer allowed to own what?

5. Why does Etty do what she does after Spier's death?

(see the answer keys)

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