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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. Levi's knowledge of the German language was __________ in Auschwitz.
(a) Helpful.
(b) Useless.
(c) Forgettable.
(d) Problematic.

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

3. What was one aspect in which life in the lager that was a caricature of army life?
(a) Carrying weapons.
(b) Following orders.
(c) Making bunk beds.
(d) Eating soup rations.

4. What does Levi think most survivors feel at Liberation?
(a) Exhaustion.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Unconditional happiness.
(d) Unexplicable anger.

5. What was the title of Hitler's book?
(a) Mein Kapos.
(b) Mein Kampf.
(c) Lager Life.
(d) The Nazi Manifesto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did new prisoners bring with them?

2. How often did Monowitz receive new prisoners?

3. According to Levi, what happens when a story is often retold?

4. What do victims tend to do when they remember?

5. What does Levi think about power?

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