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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. How does Levi characterize the shame and guilt that survivors feel?
(a) Absurd but real.
(b) Funny and sympathetic.
(c) Serious and debilitating.
(d) Imaginary but heavy.

2. Which is something that prisoners did receive provisions for?
(a) Bedding.
(b) Food.
(c) Uniforms.
(d) Water.

3. How often did Monowitz receive new prisoners?
(a) Rarely.
(b) Frequently.
(c) Never.
(d) Hourly.

4. What does survival depend upon?
(a) Helping others.
(b) Putting oneself first.
(c) Collaborating with the SS.
(d) Feeling heroic.

5. What did Levi do when he was tempted to pray?
(a) He prayed.
(b) He became a believer.
(c) He refused to blaspheme.
(d) He cried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Levi's Kapo disappear?

2. What did Levi use to pay for German lessons?

3. Who orated in the style of Hitler?

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

5. What did new prisoners bring with them?

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