View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Levi, which statement best describes the Lagers?
(a) The lagers were a unique experience central to World War II.
(b) The lagers were the most horrible atrocity from any war ever.
(c) The lagers were an inventive way for Germany to produce war time supplies.
(d) The lagers were something that has occured in many wars.

4. What does Levi contend about survivors' memories?
(a) They blur over time.
(b) They should not be believed.
(c) They lead to nightmares.
(d) They need to be documented.

5. When were Eichmann and Hoss born?
(a) After Hitler killed himself.
(b) During the height of the Third Reich's power.
(c) When Hitler was the leader of Germany.
(d) Before the Third Reich came to power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Levi consider most survivors to be of the "privileged" class?

2. How did Nazi commanders protect the consciousness of people they assign to do dirty work?

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

4. What was Hitler at the time of his death?

5. Why does Levi feel the Germans suffered "willed ignorance" about the camps?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 349 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample