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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Tragedy of the Family Camp.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Polish name for the town the Germans called Auschwitz?
(a) Krakow.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Oswieczim.
(d) Augustow.

2. What was the inscription on the camp gate?
(a) "Heil Hitler."
(b) "Work liberates."
(c) "Work Is Good For the Soul."
(d) "Camp Auschwitz."

3. What happened to Daniel Obstbaum?
(a) He escaped with Fero Langer.
(b) He bribed Dobrowolny, an old schoolmate.
(c) He was given a week's special leave.
(d) He was shot trying to escape.

4. When the SS men assembled about 2,000 people to the crematorium yard in Chapter 3, what did one man lead the people to do?
(a) Scream.
(b) Resist.
(c) Run.
(d) Pray.

5. Why were the prisoners of the Sonderkommando at first kept away from the last group of prisoners to be killed in Chapter 3?
(a) So they would not have a chance to speak with them.
(b) There were not enough people to warrant their involvement.
(c) To ensure the safety of the prisoners.
(d) The sight was too gruesome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did almost every prisoner in the Sonderkommando spend a great deal of time doing?

2. What did the green triangle on the uniform of the block clerk, Vacek, signify?

3. Where did the majority of the people in the Family Camp come from?

4. What did the statement, "he has gone to the wire" refer to?

5. Why were the SS men so concerned when they saw the bodies in the pit in the daylight?

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