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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Gray Zone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Third Reich did all of the following to stay in power except:
(a) Used propoganda.
(b) Controlled information.
(c) Provided transparency.
(d) Created a climate of fear.

2. The Nazi party was elected to power in which country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Poland.

3. Which best describes historians forty years after liberation?
(a) They distrust survivors' memories of events.
(b) They still have much to learn about camp life.
(c) They only want to learn about first-arrival impressions.
(d) They have finished studying World War II.

4. When people first heard of Nazi death camps, what was the reaction?
(a) Pride.
(b) Incredulity.
(c) Anguish.
(d) Surprise.

5. According to Levi, what can cause victims' memories to drift?
(a) Fear.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Shame.
(d) Guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Sonderkommandos taught?

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

3. What does Levi believe about judging the Sonderkommandos?

4. When was Primo Levi brought to Auschwitz?

5. Which is the best description of Chaim Rumkowski?

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