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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Shame.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After lberation, how did Levi feel about God?
(a) He did not believe in God.
(b) He was a strong believer in God.
(c) He thought God was unjust.
(d) He thought God was merciless.

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

3. Levi discussed the issue of memory through the character of Count Ugolino by which author?
(a) Weisel.
(b) Dante.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Frued.

4. At what point did Hitler begin denying the truth?
(a) After Stalingrad.
(b) During liberation of the lagers.
(c) After the invasion of Poland.
(d) After the invasion of France.

5. What predominant emotion did survivors feel at Liberation as depicted in literature and in the movies?
(a) Fear.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Panic.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did the SS recruit Sonderkommandos?

4. What did Louis Darquier de Pellepoix do after he was caught?

5. The Third Reich did all of the following to stay in power except:

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