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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Nazi party was elected to power in which country?
(a) Poland.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

2. According to Levi, what creates a "convenient reality?"
(a) Focusing on only the positive memories.
(b) Substituting less painful memories for horrific acts.
(c) Merging one's story with the stories of other survivors.
(d) Telling outright lies about one's behavior.

3. Why did Levi's Kapo disappear?
(a) He collaborated with the Nazis.
(b) A prisoner switched his number on a list.
(c) A prisoner assigned him to another barracks.
(d) He escaped the camp.

4. What does Levi consider the vast shame?
(a) That a nuclear apocalypse will occur.
(b) That the German people tried not to see.
(c) That the world ignored what was happening.
(d) That there was evil in the lagers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After liberation, why did survivors feel diminished as human beings?

3. According to Levi, what did survivors feel about their newly re-acquired freedom?

4. According to Levi, who is trapped by memories?

5. How did most prisoners arrive at Auschwitz?

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