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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the foreign Jews in Sighet when the Hungarian police arrived?
(a) They were put on cattle cars.
(b) They were systematically executed.
(c) They were confined to run-down, unsanitary ghettos.
(d) They had to surrender all their possessions and walk to the nearest detention center.

2. What was another requirement the Jews must adhere to, regarding their clothing?
(a) All Jews had to wear a black star.
(b) Each Jew had to wear black or grey.
(c) Each Jew had to wear a yellow star.
(d) Jewish children were no longer permitted to wear school uniforms.

3. How were the Jews supposed to get to the next prison block at Auschwitz?
(a) Run.
(b) Crawl.
(c) Ride in filthy wagons.
(d) March in strict formation.

4. How did the people of Sighet view the needy?
(a) They did not particularly like them.
(b) They hated them.
(c) They were compassionate toward them.
(d) They respected them.

5. In Chapter 3, what did the prisoners discuss after several weeks in the camp?
(a) They tried to figure out who among them would be sent to the crematorium.
(b) They discussed their jobs in the camp.
(c) A reason for their suffering.
(d) They formulate an escape plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Madame Schachter traveled with whom in Chapter 2?

2. How long did it take for the conditions on the train in Chapter 2 to become intolerable?

3. What did the chimney represent for the prisoners in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Wiesel describe his train trip leaving Sighet?

5. How many prisoners were loaded into the cattle cars at the end of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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