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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one way that Wiesel addressed God at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Eternal.
(b) Comforter.
(c) Master of the Universe.
(d) Creator.

2. How many steps forward was every prisoner instructed to take at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

3. In Chapter 3, who was the first person to fall to the ground?
(a) An old man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A young girl.

4. In Chapter 3, what were the prisoners forced to do in the first prison block when they arrived at Auschwitz?
(a) Stand in formation for over an hour.
(b) Clean the entire prison block, top to bottom.
(c) Shower and then shiver and wait in the cold night.
(d) Run laps.

5. What happened while Wiesel and his father were talking about the request his father made?
(a) Wisel's father died.
(b) Guards took Wiesel's father away.
(c) The Russian army returned.
(d) The air raid sirens wailed.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the war, what did Elie learn about the Russians coming to the camp in Chapter 5?

2. According to the German officer in Chapter 2, what happened to any Jews who kept their valuables?

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

4. What did the name Auschwitz mean to the occupants of the cattle car in Chapter 2?

5. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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