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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Stereotypes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the other prisoners think about the Sonderkommandos?
(a) They admired their strength of character.
(b) They wondered what it must be like to be debased.
(c) They thought they were courageous for doing the dirty work.
(d) They deplored them for working for the oppressors.

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 an inventive way for Germany to produce war time supplies.
(c) The lagers were the most horrible atrocity from any war ever.
(d) The lagers were a unique experience central to World War II.

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

4. What saved Levi from the gas chambers?
(a) A compassionate SS guard.
(b) His training as a chemist.
(c) His strength as a laborer.
(d) A case of mistaken identity.

5. What happened to corpses?
(a) They were allowed to decompose.
(b) They were given a proper burial.
(c) They were returned to family members.
(d) They were turned into industrial products.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Chaim Rumkowski?

2. Which is something that prisoners did receive provisions for?

3. According to Levi, what were people who were denied freedom in a place where freedom was considered a right expected to do?

4. When people first heard of Nazi death camps, what was the reaction?

5. Levi discussed the issue of memory through the character of Count Ugolino by which author?

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