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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the condition of the main synagogue when Wiesel's group reached it?
(a) The Gestapo kept it clean to make outsiders think they were humane.
(b) The Gestapo kept it clean to lull the Jews into a false sense of security.
(c) It was vandalized.
(d) It was burned to the ground.

2. In Chapter 2, at one of the train stops, what were the occupants allowed to have?
(a) Showers.
(b) Fresh clothing.
(c) Water.
(d) Medicine.

3. What happened to Madame Schachter as a result of the train trip in Chapter 2?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) She became unresponsive.
(c) She went insane.
(d) She was shot by the Hungarian police.

4. In Chapter 5, what happened when Dr. Mengele called out numbers for another round of selection?
(a) Wiesel's father's number was called.
(b) Wiesel's number was called.
(c) Neither Wiesel nor his father was called.
(d) Both Wiesel and his father were called.

5. In Chapter 3, who was in charge of Wiesel, his father, and the other prisoners in the prison block?
(a) An SS officer.
(b) Wiesel's father.
(c) A German prisoner.
(d) A Polish prisoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the prisoners took refuge in a deserted village after the evacuation, where did Elie find himself?

2. What is Birkenau in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 5, what did Wiesel find when he returned from work, when he still had possession of his father's knife and spoon?

4. In Chapter 3, what happened to the man who was looking for his family learned the truth?

5. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?

(see the answer key)

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