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

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

3. What does Levi think about oppressors?
(a) They lie blatantly about their criminal actions.
(b) They tend to blame the victims for their bad actions.
(c) They rework the past to make themselves feel less guilty.
(d) They feel better once they confess to their crimes.

4. Why does Levi consider most survivors to be of the "privileged" class?
(a) They gained recognition after the lagers were liberated.
(b) They were generally the wealthiest prisoners.
(c) They were lucky enough to live through a horrible situation.
(d) They generally received more food than the people who died.

5. What nationality is Primo Levi?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) German.
(d) Polish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Levi contend about survivors' memories?

2. Who tells criminals to claim "I don't remember?"

3. Which best describes historians forty years after liberation?

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

5. How did most prisoners arrive at Auschwitz?

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