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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 did survivors feel about their newly re-acquired freedom?
(a) Ambivalence.
(b) Indebted.
(c) Gratefulness.
(d) Discomfort.

2. According to Levi, which statement best describes the Lagers?
(a) The lagers were something that has occured in many wars.
(b) The lagers were a unique experience central to World War II.
(c) The lagers were an inventive way for Germany to produce war time supplies.
(d) The lagers were the most horrible atrocity from any war ever.

3. How many people were put in each train car arriving from Italy?
(a) 70-80.
(b) 60-70.
(c) 40-50.
(d) 50-60.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Amery and Levi agree about cultivated people?

2. Why did Levi's Kapo disappear?

3. What does Levi think most survivors feel at Liberation?

4. What was the camp's second language?

5. What saved Levi from the gas chambers?

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