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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Several months after Moshe the Beadle and the other foreign Jews were deported, what happened to life in Sighet?
(a) Virtually everyone left Sighet.
(b) Life returned to normal.
(c) The town became crime-ridden and economically depressed.
(d) The community leaders planned a large celebration.

2. In Chapter 4, what was the dentist's punishment after his arrest?
(a) Firing squad.
(b) Electrocution.
(c) The crematory.
(d) Hanging.

3. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) The were not permitted to sleep.
(b) Soundly.
(c) Restlessly.
(d) They were awakened every hour for roll call.

4. How did the German officers keep anyone from escaping from the train in Chapter 2?
(a) They threatened to send everyone to the furnace.
(b) They threatened to shoot everyone if even one person escaped.
(c) They threatened to withhold everyone's food and water.
(d) There was one officer to guard each Jew.

5. What profession did Wiesel claim in Chapter 3?
(a) Student.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Storekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old were some of the youngest from Wiesel's convoy in Chapter 4?

3. What did Wiesel's family do while living in their house in the ghetto?

4. In Chapter 4 why was speaking German to Wiesel at the camp so risky for a young female prisoner?

5. After tiring of her screams, what did the men finally do to quiet Madame Schachter?

(see the answer key)

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