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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova born?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1826.

2. How long is the retreat to last, according to Dr. Stern in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 3?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 weeks.

3. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 refers to weariness from bodily or mental exertion?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Vorarbeiter.
(c) Disingenuous.
(d) Apocryphal.

4. When was Tadeusz Borowski born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1932.

5. Who is the “glum American rabbi” that instructs the other retreat attendees about the ram’s horn in Part II: “In the Ogre’s Cave,” Chapter 4?
(a) Dan.
(b) James Glock.
(c) Rainer.
(d) Stefan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to an Israeli community settlement, usually agricultural, that is organized under collectivist principles?

2. The traveler describes Cecilia Gallerani as whose adolescent mistress in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?

3. Who painted Young Woman with Ermine?

4. In what year did Rudolf Höss join the Nazi Party?

5. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 means ostentatious in one’s learning, or overly concerned with minute formalisms?

(see the answer key)

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