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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Auschwitz-Monowitz?
(a) A death camp.
(b) A medical research camp.
(c) A work camp.
(d) A concentration camp.

3. Which characterized the German spoken in the Lager?
(a) It was a dialect that has some Yiddish mixed in.
(b) It was overly simplistic.
(c) It was a refined version of the language.
(d) It was a harsh version of the language.

4. Who confronts Levi after liberation?
(a) Alberto.
(b) His kapo.
(c) The SS.
(d) Daniele.

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

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

7. What was Hitler at the time of his death?
(a) A war hero.
(b) A deluded gambler.
(c) A frustrated civilian.
(d) A fearless leader.

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

9. According to Levi, who is trapped by memories?
(a) Survivors and oppressors.
(b) Only oppressors.
(c) High level Nazi officials.
(d) Only survivors.

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

11. Which is the best description of Chaim Rumkowski?
(a) He ws a prisoner and a good singer.
(b) He was a dictator and an good administrator.
(c) He was a German official and the messiah.
(d) He was a benevolent leader and a father.

12. Why does Levi consider most survivors to be of the "privileged" class?
(a) They were generally the wealthiest prisoners.
(b) They generally received more food than the people who died.
(c) They were lucky enough to live through a horrible situation.
(d) They gained recognition after the lagers were liberated.

13. Which of the following was NOT a common justification that Nazis used when confessing?
(a) Believing in Hitler's ideas.
(b) Living in an environment of fear.
(c) Being brought up in a racist environment.
(d) Following the orders of a superior.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Kapos?

2. What did all prisoners do during their internment?

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

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

5. How did most prisoners arrive at Auschwitz?

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