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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they were shown the chimney at Birkenau, what was the crowd's reaction?
(a) They were completely silent.
(b) The crowd let out an audible sigh of relief.
(c) They cheered wildly.
(d) There was a brief uprising.

2. What did Wiesel do as other Jews praise God on Rosh Hashanah?
(a) He was the prayer leader.
(b) He criticized God.
(c) He loudly criticized those who were praising.
(d) He joined with the others in offering praise.

3. Why did Wiesel return the knife and spoon to his father in Chapter 5?
(a) It reinforced the fact that his father was not selected.
(b) It continued the secret code between father and son.
(c) His father needed them to work in the kitchen.
(d) His father needed something to remind him of Elie until the result of his selection occurs.

4. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?
(a) The main synagogue.
(b) The railroad station.
(c) In the middle of a field.
(d) A deserted warehouse.

5. How did "selection" work?
(a) The authorities randomly selected the numbers of prisoners for new jobs.
(b) The prisoners had to pass tests that demonstrate that they were healthy and strong.
(c) The authorities did not share the process of selecting new prisoners for the camp.
(d) The authorities selected a certain group of numbers to be released.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the train on which Moshe was deported?

2. In Chapter 3, what was the first impression of Auschwitz by the prisoners on their arrival?

3. In Chapter 3, when Wiesel's father asked directions to the washroom, what happened to him?

4. Why did the dentist not pull Elie's tooth in Chapter 4?

5. What is the importance of the knife and spoon given to Wiesel by his father in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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