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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Memory of the Offense.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the war, what was a major source of reconstructing what happened?
(a) The ruins of labor camps.
(b) The evidence of Nazi officials.
(c) The stories of liberating soldiers.
(d) The stories of survivors.

2. When did Levi's friend Alberto stop being critical of those who consoled themselves with illusions?
(a) After his father was sent to the gas chamber.
(b) After his decision that is a healthier frame of mind.
(c) After Levi persuaded him to change his mind.
(d) After his liberation from Auschwitz.

3. Auschwitz was located in which country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Occupied France.
(c) Occupied Poland.
(d) Germany.

4. In what year did the tide of World War II change?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1940.

5. When was Primo Levi brought to Auschwitz?
(a) In the first months of the war.
(b) Before Germany invaded Italy.
(c) In the middle of the war.
(d) Near the end of the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Eichmann and Hoss born?

2. According to Levi, what happens when a story is often retold?

3. What is Primo Levi's profession?

4. At what point did Hitler begin denying the truth?

5. What did Louis Darquier de Pellepoix do after he was caught?

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