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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Moshe's experience change him?
(a) He tried to commit suicide.
(b) He attempted to leave his beloved hometown and country.
(c) He lost interest in the things he loved.
(d) He became optimistic about the situation.

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

3. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?
(a) The main synagogue.
(b) A deserted warehouse.
(c) In the middle of a field.
(d) The railroad station.

4. What interests did Moshe and Wiesel share?
(a) Plotting against the Gestapo.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Discussing philosophy.
(d) Playing board games.

5. According to the German officer in Chapter 2, what happened to any Jews who kept their valuables?
(a) They were permitted to keep half their valuables.
(b) They were shot.
(c) They were immediately sent to the furnace.
(d) They were separated from their relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is Auschwitz?

2. In particular, what did the occupants of the cattle car need in Chapter 2?

3. What profession did Wiesel claim in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 2, a German officer who threatened to shoot the occupants of the cattle car compared them to what animal?

5. After the war when Wiesel met the woman who pretended to be Aryan rather than a Jew at the concentration camp, what did she tell him?

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