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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Communicating.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Levi, what happened to prisoners who know no German?
(a) They had translators who helped them.
(b) They were kept unaware of the horrors around them.
(c) They had an especially hard time in the lager.
(d) They escaped into a world of silence.

2. Which characterized the German spoken in the Lager?
(a) It was a harsh version of the language.
(b) It was a dialect that has some Yiddish mixed in.
(c) It was overly simplistic.
(d) It was a refined version of the language.

3. After his return, what did Levi's religious friend think?
(a) Levi should leave Europe.
(b) Levi survived because of his selfishness.
(c) Levi's survival was an act of God.
(d) Levi's survival was due to luck.

4. What language does Levi speak after the war?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) Polish.
(c) Lager German.
(d) German.

5. The Third Reich did all of the following to stay in power except:
(a) Used propoganda.
(b) Provided transparency.
(c) Created a climate of fear.
(d) Controlled information.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Levi think about power?

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

3. According to Levi, which statement best describes the Lagers?

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

5. What was the job of the Sonderkommandos?

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