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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. What were the Sonderkommandos taught?
(a) That fellow Jews are subhuman.
(b) To believe the German propaganda.
(c) That they are privileged.
(d) To treat fellow Jews with respect.

2. Who was Chaim Rumkowski?
(a) President of the Lodz Ghetto.
(b) A German officer.
(c) A sonderkommando.
(d) President of the Warsaw Ghetto.

3. What did Louis Darquier de Pellepoix do after he was caught?
(a) He blamed the authoritative nature of the Nazi party.
(b) He blamed Eichmann and Hoss for his crimes.
(c) He denied his part in deportations and gas chambers.
(d) He admitted all of the crimes that he committed during the war.

4. How did most prisoners arrive at Auschwitz?
(a) By car.
(b) By bus.
(c) By train.
(d) On foot.

5. Why should survivors' stories be read critically?
(a) Survivors like to tell lies about their experiences.
(b) Each story is individual and lacks overall perspective.
(c) Each story tells the same information about the war.
(d) Survivors have a bad grasp of the German language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the job of the Sonderkommandos?

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

3. What does Levi believe about judging the Sonderkommandos?

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

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

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