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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 45).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symptom characterizes the first mental phase of prisoners in concentration camps?
(a) Depression.
(b) Shock.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Grief.

2. When the author arrived to the concentration camp, the group of arrivals were separated into two lines. What happened to these two groups?
(a) One group was destined to work inside. The other group was destined for heavy labor.
(b) One group was sent on another train, while the group the author was part of remained at the same camp.
(c) One group was sent to the men's quarters, while the other group was sent to women's quarters.
(d) One group was used to work. The other group was killed.

3. What were the wishes and desires of prisoners?
(a) The strongest desire was often for more water than was readily available.
(b) Most of the men wished for intimacy.
(c) Intellectual stimulation.
(d) Food and comfort.

4. What concentration camp does the author describe traveling to?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Buchenwald.
(c) Sachsenhausen.
(d) Dachau.

5. What is the principal question that the author tries to address?
(a) "How was everyday life in a prison camp reflected in the mind of the average person?"
(b) "Why did so many people follow such an extreme leader?"
(c) "What early childhood trauma may have prompted Hitler to his terrible ideas?"
(d) "Why did the atrocities in the concentration camps go on for so long?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author attempt to describe in this essay?

2. Who does the author claim entertained thoughts of suicide in the concentration camp?

3. Who narrates this story?

4. What does the author think about during difficult moments?

5. What does the author claim helped to detach prisoner's minds from their surroundings?

(see the answer key)

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