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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Intellectual in Auschwitz.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Levi think of the theory of incommunicability?
(a) That it is partially true.
(b) That it offers hope for survivors.
(c) That it is true.
(d) That it is false.

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

4. Why should survivors' stories be read critically?
(a) Survivors have a bad grasp of the German language.
(b) Survivors like to tell lies about their experiences.
(c) Each story tells the same information about the war.
(d) Each story is individual and lacks overall perspective.

5. According to Levi, how did Amery go against his nature?
(a) He hit a Polish criminal.
(b) He returned Levi's blow.
(c) He made his bed.
(d) He did manual labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. After lberation, how did Levi feel about God?

2. According to Levi, what lessened the perpetrators' guilt?

3. What was the camp's second language?

4. What happened to corpses?

5. With which statement about Eichmann and Hoss would Levi agree?

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