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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Inferno.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Johann Gorges' nickname, Moische Borak, mean?
(a) Evil one.
(b) Ugly man.
(c) Beetroot face.
(d) Stonewall faced.

2. What did Filip and the others throw on top of the mountain of bodies in the pit?
(a) The clothes of the dead.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Chlorinated lime.
(d) Dirty snow.

3. Who did the SS men believe to be responsible for the fire in the crematorium's chimney?
(a) Filip and Maurice.
(b) Three prisoners who had refused to work anymore.
(c) Stark.
(d) Vacek.

4. What did members of the Family Camp think was happening when, after being warned, there was no violence towards them after a few days?
(a) The SS had changed their minds.
(b) There was still danger waiting for them.
(c) The other prisoners just wanted to involve them in a revolt.
(d) They were needed to prove the SS were good people.

5. How long did Filip live in Block 11 in Auschwitz before being sent to Birkenau?
(a) Three years.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Fourteen months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the process of incineration in the pit take?

2. Who gave Filip bread and tobacco upon recognizing him from Birkenau?

3. What did Filip do to quench his thirst on Sunday afternoon?

4. What sort of work were the members of Filip's group sent to do in Chapter 5?

5. What did Moll use to test that the channel in the pit did what it was supposed to do?

(see the answer key)

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