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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Levi feel the Germans suffered "willed ignorance" about the camps?
(a) The prisoners in the camps were all hardened criminals.
(b) They were happy to be getting supplies during war time.
(c) Slave labor was an entrenched part of German society.
(d) They knew that liberation would be coming soon.

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

3. According to Levi, what happens when a story is often retold?
(a) It becomes set in stone.
(b) It can be adorned.
(c) It is a universal truth.
(d) It will become boring.

4. What does Levi think about oppressors?
(a) They rework the past to make themselves feel less guilty.
(b) They lie blatantly about their criminal actions.
(c) They tend to blame the victims for their bad actions.
(d) They feel better once they confess to their crimes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Levi choose to do with the object he finds?

2. What did new prisoners bring with them?

3. What was Hitler at the time of his death?

4. What does Levi contend about survivors' memories?

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

(see the answer key)

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