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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Auschwitz was located in which country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Occupied France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Occupied Poland.

2. What does Levi think it is his mission to do?
(a) Tell his story orally.
(b) Lead a positive life.
(c) Bear witness by writing.
(d) Return to being a scientist.

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

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

5. What were the Sonderkommandos taught?
(a) That they are privileged.
(b) To treat fellow Jews with respect.
(c) That fellow Jews are subhuman.
(d) To believe the German propaganda.

6. Where did the SS recruit Sonderkommandos?
(a) At the work sites.
(b) In the infirmary.
(c) In the ghettos.
(d) At the train arrival station.

7. Levi discussed the issue of memory through the character of Count Ugolino by which author?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Dante.
(c) Weisel.
(d) Frued.

8. Who was Hans Biebow in relation to Chaim Rumkowski?
(a) His superior officer.
(b) His trading partner.
(c) His bunkmate.
(d) His best friend.

9. When was Primo Levi brought to Auschwitz?
(a) In the first months of the war.
(b) In the middle of the war.
(c) Near the end of the war.
(d) Before Germany invaded Italy.

10. What nationality is Primo Levi?
(a) Italian.
(b) Polish.
(c) French.
(d) German.

11. What language does Levi speak after the war?
(a) German.
(b) Polish.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) Lager German.

12. At what point did Hitler begin denying the truth?
(a) During liberation of the lagers.
(b) After Stalingrad.
(c) After the invasion of France.
(d) After the invasion of Poland.

13. After liberation, why did survivors feel diminished as human beings?
(a) They witnessed great horrors.
(b) They saw their families die.
(c) They lived at an animal level.
(d) They were guilty of the charges against them.

14. When were Eichmann and Hoss born?
(a) Before the Third Reich came to power.
(b) After Hitler killed himself.
(c) When Hitler was the leader of Germany.
(d) During the height of the Third Reich's power.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Auschwitz-Monowitz?

2. What did Chaim Rumkowski consider himself to be?

3. What was Hitler at the time of his death?

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

5. How does Levi characterize the shame and guilt that survivors feel?

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