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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Nazi business owner who hired Leon's father?
(a) Rudolph Luftig.
(b) George Lansman.
(c) Oskar Schuncke.
(d) Oskar Schindler.

2. What ominous sign happened on September 1, 1939?
(a) The United States invaded Poland.
(b) Germany invaded and attacked Poland.
(c) Poland invaded Germany.
(d) Poland announced that it was changing its government.

3. Which word describes the way Leon and David responded in the days after their father is beaten and taken away?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Determined.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Ruthless.

4. In the prologue, why is Leon Leyson, the author and narrator, nervous?
(a) He is afraid that Oskar Schindler will not remember him.
(b) He is concerned about his economic situation.
(c) He is scared about mistakes he has made in the past.
(d) He is worried about World War II beginning.

5. What happened when Leon's cousin Yossel asked his teacher if he could change his name to that of a Polish national hero?
(a) The teacher told Yossel that he should focus more on his studies.
(b) Yossel was sent to the hall for disrupting class.
(c) Yossel's teacher encouraged him to do so.
(d) Yossel was told he was not allowed, as a Jew, to have a Polish first name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which moments does Leon say are the worst of his life?

2. How was Leon singled out by his fourth-grade teacher one day?

3. What is one way in which Moshe's job at Schindler's factory benefited his family and him?

4. According to the prologue, how did Oskar Schindler convince the Nazis to give permission for Leon and other Jewish people to work in his factories?

5. In Chapter 2, what did Leon decide was the greatest invention?

(see the answer key)

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