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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Letters from Germans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Levi, what lessened the perpetrators' guilt?
(a) Pitying the prisoners.
(b) Offering compassion.
(c) Degrading the victims.
(d) Feeling invincible.

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

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

4. Levi's knowledge of the German language was __________ in Auschwitz.
(a) Helpful.
(b) Problematic.
(c) Useless.
(d) Forgettable.

5. What must align at roll calls?
(a) The tally of people.
(b) The lines the prisoners stand in.
(c) The uniforms of the prisoners.
(d) The number of officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What daily ritual was emblematic of life in the lager?

2. What did Levi do when he was tempted to pray?

3. Who was particularly offended by being tattooed?

4. What did Levi choose to do with the object he finds?

5. According to Levi, why were the sonderkommandos at Birkenau able to stage a rebellion?

(see the answer key)

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