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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. After lberation, how did Levi feel about God?
(a) He thought God was unjust.
(b) He was a strong believer in God.
(c) He did not believe in God.
(d) He thought God was merciless.

2. According to Levi, what creates a "convenient reality?"
(a) Telling outright lies about one's behavior.
(b) Focusing on only the positive memories.
(c) Merging one's story with the stories of other survivors.
(d) Substituting less painful memories for horrific acts.

3. Levi discussed the issue of memory through the character of Count Ugolino by which author?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Frued.
(c) Weisel.
(d) Dante.

4. From where did Monowitz receive new prisoners?
(a) The United States.
(b) France.
(c) Across Europe.
(d) Russia.

5. What function did ghettos serve?
(a) They gave Jews a safe place to live.
(b) They cut off communication between people.
(c) They assisted people in learning new languages.
(d) They kept offensive books away from people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Levi speak after the war?

2. When were Eichmann and Hoss born?

3. What does Levi think about oppressors?

4. After liberation, why did survivors feel diminished as human beings?

5. How did prisoners who speak Yiddish look upon Italian Jews who did not speak it?

(see the answer key)

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