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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. Which is the best description of Chaim Rumkowski?
(a) He ws a prisoner and a good singer.
(b) He was a dictator and an good administrator.
(c) He was a benevolent leader and a father.
(d) He was a German official and the messiah.

2. 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 generally received more food than the people who died.
(d) They were lucky enough to live through a horrible situation.

3. What does Levi think about power?
(a) That it is evil.
(b) That it corrupts people.
(c) That it is necessary.
(d) That it is intoxicating.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the SS recruit Sonderkommandos?

2. What happens to Alberto?

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

4. According to Levi, what creates a "convenient reality?"

5. The Nazi party was elected to power in which country?

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