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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did all prisoners do during their internment?
(a) Lie.
(b) Punish others.
(c) Steal.
(d) Commit murder.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the theory of incommunicability from the 1970s state?

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

4. When people first heard of Nazi death camps, what was the reaction?

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

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