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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Useless Violence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the tattoos gratuitous?
(a) The prisoners had memorized their numbers.
(b) The tattoos could not be seen under clothing.
(c) The prisoners had no names.
(d) The uniforms bore prisoners' numbers.

2. How many people were put in each train car arriving from Italy?
(a) 70-80.
(b) 60-70.
(c) 50-60.
(d) 40-50.

3. According to Levi, when do survivors experience angst?
(a) When they tell their stories to their families.
(b) When they communicate too much.
(c) When they hear other Germans' stories.
(d) When they refuse to communicate.

4. Why did Levi know some German?
(a) His German grandfather spoke it to him.
(b) He learned it through his work as a chemist.
(c) He learned it as a student.
(d) German is similar to Italian.

5. What was one aspect in which life in the lager that was a caricature of army life?
(a) Making bunk beds.
(b) Eating soup rations.
(c) Following orders.
(d) Carrying weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the place of the Sonderkommandos within the Lager?

2. What does Levi think it is his mission to do?

3. According to Levi, what happens when a story is often retold?

4. Who tells criminals to claim "I don't remember?"

5. Which is the best description of Chaim Rumkowski?

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