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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In German language, what did the French girl who witnessed the event while Elie iwa working tell him to do in Chapter 4?
(a) "Go to the infirmary."
(b) "Cry and let your feelings out so you feel better."
(c) "Bite your lip and do not cry."
(d) "Seek immediate revenge on your attacker."

2. How did Moshe tell Weisel he escaped the Gestapo in 1944?
(a) He disguised himself as a Gestapo agent.
(b) He was shot in the leg and left for dead.
(c) He stole a truck.
(d) He agreed to kill the Jews who were on his truck.

3. In Chapter 4 why was speaking German to Wiesel at the camp so risky for a young female prisoner?
(a) The authorities would have realized she was Jewish.
(b) She could have been killed for speaking German.
(c) She was afraid of Elie's reaction.
(d) She did not know if Elie could understand her German.

4. In Chapter 4, when Wiesel was asked to report to the dentist, where was he coming from?
(a) The shower.
(b) His block.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) Work.

5. What did Wiesel's family do while living in their house in the ghetto?
(a) They hid Jews who were trying to escape.
(b) They gave their valuables to relatives who could hide them.
(c) They offered rooms to relatives who had lost their homes.
(d) They were forced to cook for the German soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Wiesel meet Moishe?

2. In Chapter 3, what were the prisoners forced to do in the first prison block when they arrived at Auschwitz?

3. What did Wiesel believe when he and his father were sent to the right after telling their ages to the officer at Birkenau?

4. What is "selection"?

5. What happened to the foreign Jews in Sighet when the Hungarian police arrived?

(see the answer key)

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