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

2. About what did prisoners speculate?
(a) When Hitler would die.
(b) What type of person was most heroic.
(c) What type of death would be least painful.
(d) The date of liberation.

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

4. At the beginning of the war, what were the lagers?
(a) Safe places for Jews.
(b) Death camps.
(c) Jails for prisoners.
(d) Work camps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which characterizes the relationship between Amery and Levi after Liberation?

2. Which of the following did Levi think is the worst crime of the Nazis?

3. What language does Levi speak after the war?

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

5. The violence the Nazis inflicted did all of the following except:

(see the answer key)

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