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

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

3. Who orated in the style of Hitler?
(a) Alberto.
(b) Eichmann.
(c) Chaim Rumkowski.
(d) Primo Levi.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Levi believe about judging the Sonderkommandos?

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

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

5. According to Levi, who may judge collaborators?

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