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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. Why does Levi feel the Germans suffered "willed ignorance" about the camps?
(a) Slave labor was an entrenched part of German society.
(b) They were happy to be getting supplies during war time.
(c) The prisoners in the camps were all hardened criminals.
(d) They knew that liberation would be coming soon.

2. What did the other prisoners think about the Sonderkommandos?
(a) They wondered what it must be like to be debased.
(b) They deplored them for working for the oppressors.
(c) They thought they were courageous for doing the dirty work.
(d) They admired their strength of character.

3. Who was Chaim Rumkowski?
(a) President of the Lodz Ghetto.
(b) President of the Warsaw Ghetto.
(c) A German officer.
(d) A sonderkommando.

4. With which statement about Eichmann and Hoss would Levi agree?
(a) They joined the Nazi party opportunistically.
(b) They suffered from memories of what they did during the war.
(c) They had no choice in becoming Nazi officials.
(d) They should not have been punished for their actions.

5. Where did the SS recruit Sonderkommandos?
(a) In the ghettos.
(b) At the work sites.
(c) In the infirmary.
(d) At the train arrival station.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Levi, why can't the "privileged" be objective?

2. When was Primo Levi brought to Auschwitz?

3. When people first heard of Nazi death camps, what was the reaction?

4. Why should survivors' stories be read critically?

5. Which of the following was NOT a common justification that Nazis used when confessing?

(see the answer key)

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