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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what did Wiesel see in the flames of the crematory?
(a) Moshe and Madame Schachter.
(b) His best friend from Sighet.
(c) His mother and sister.
(d) Children and babies.

2. What did Moshe the Beadle focus on after his deportation?
(a) He was engrossed in getting others to listen to his stories.
(b) He devoted himself to helping other foreign Jews escape.
(c) He planned an uprising against the Hungarian police.
(d) He immersed himself in prayer.

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

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

5. How did Madame Schachter react when the train began moving again in Chapter 2?
(a) She became unconscious from her illness.
(b) She began to scream again.
(c) She sat quietly in a corner of the train car.
(d) She fell asleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what happened to Wiesel when he was working?

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

4. After they were shown the chimney at Birkenau, what was the crowd's reaction?

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

(see the answer key)

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