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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 had to surrender all their possessions and walk to the nearest detention center.
(b) They were confined to run-down, unsanitary ghettos.
(c) They were systematically executed.
(d) They were put on cattle cars.

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

3. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?
(a) Forced them to march five miles.
(b) Branded them with numbers.
(c) Withheld their food and water.
(d) The SS officers made them watch the crematorium.

4. What color were the eyes of the man who joined the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Gray-blue.
(b) Brownish-black.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Green.

5. At Birkenau, what did a fellow prisoner tell Wiesel and his father to do?
(a) Keep their eyes averted downward at all times.
(b) Smile.
(c) Lie about their ages.
(d) Be sure to tell the truth about their ages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the initial reaction of the men in the train car to Madame Schachter's screams in Chapter 2?

2. Where did the flames appear to be coming from that the Jews saw as they exit the train at Birkenau in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 3, how did Wiesel feel that he should have handled the results of his father asking about the washroom?

4. How did the German officers keep anyone from escaping from the train in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 3, how did the man respond who is looking for news of his family after he spoke with Wiesel?

(see the answer key)

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