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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. Who does Levi think is in the gray zone for ordering an underling to kill someone?
(a) Chaim Rumkowski.
(b) Hans Biebow.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Muhsfeld.

2. During the war, what was used as mattress ticking?
(a) Dirty rags.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Human hair.
(d) Straw.

3. According to Levi, what happens when a story is often retold?
(a) It can be adorned.
(b) It is a universal truth.
(c) It will become boring.
(d) It becomes set in stone.

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

5. Who were most traumatized by relieving themselves in public?
(a) Women.
(b) Old people.
(c) Children.
(d) Young adults.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a purpose that the lagers serve for the Nazis?

2. What did the other prisoners think about the Sonderkommandos?

3. What do victims tend to do when they remember?

4. Levi's knowledge of the German language was __________ in Auschwitz.

5. According to Levi, who may judge collaborators?

(see the answer key)

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