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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. How were the Capos chosen?
(a) They were the prisoners who were seen as having a suitable character for the job.
(b) They were chosen according to their phyiscal strength.
(c) They were chosen for their height, as the work that they did required tall men.
(d) They were randomly chosen from groups arriving by train daily.

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

3. When was there a free fight among the prisoners?
(a) Before there was a shipment of the feeble and inable to work, when prisoners struggled not to be transported to another site.
(b) Before work began daily, when prisoners competed to be assigned the first jobs, as these were the least physically demanding.
(c) Before bed, when men and women competed for a place on a soft bed.
(d) Before meal time, when prisoners competed for one of the limited number of two-course meals.

4. Why did the Capo in the author's working party do him favors?
(a) The author aided him in finding the strongest men to work on his team.
(b) The author was his doctor before he was put in prison.
(c) The author listened to his marital problems and offered psychotherapeutic advice.
(d) This Capo favored him because they were from the same hometown.

5. 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 used to work. The other group was killed.
(b) One group was sent to the men's quarters, while the other group was sent to women's quarters.
(c) One group was sent on another train, while the group the author was part of remained at the same camp.
(d) One group was destined to work inside. The other group was destined for heavy labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were normal reactions hastened among the workers charged with removing sewage?

2. What does the author claim hurts most about the physical blows from SS officers?

3. How does the author describe the Capos?

4. How many mental phases does the author claim that concentration camp prisoners go through?

5. How were prisoners identified?

(see the answer key)

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