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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the Germans arrested the Jewish leaders during Passover, what were the Jews required to do?
(a) Attend formation every morning at dawn.
(b) Remain in their houses for three days.
(c) Leave the town and find their own accommodations.
(d) Immediately surrender all their possessions.

2. What did the name Auschwitz mean to the occupants of the cattle car in Chapter 2?
(a) A person's name.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A vacation.
(d) Death.

3. In Chapter 3, what happened to the Jews at Birkenau once they left the train?
(a) The children and adults were separated.
(b) They were given food and water.
(c) They were sent directly to hard labor in a rock quarry.
(d) The men and women were separated.

4. How did the people of Sighet regard Wiesel's father?
(a) He was known to be sensitive and emotional.
(b) He was thought to be untrustworthy.
(c) He was considered arrogant and overbearing.
(d) He was highly respected.

5. In Chapter 2, where was the first stop the train makes?
(a) Brno.
(b) Hronov.
(c) Prague.
(d) Kaschau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wiesel's reaction to the thick soup offered to him the day after arriving at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

2. What did Moshe the Beadle focus on after his deportation?

3. Why did Wiesel lie to the man who was looking for his family in Chapter 3?

4. What did some of the young do in Chapter 2 under the cover of darkness?

5. In Chapter 2, what is Auschwitz?

(see the answer key)

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