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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Mala Zimetbaum try to escape?
(a) Levi.
(b) An Italian Jew.
(c) Amery.
(d) Edek.

2. Which of the following was NOT a purpose that the lagers serve for the Nazis?
(a) Killing inferior races.
(b) Extending German control throughout Europe.
(c) Eliminating political adversaries.
(d) Slave labor.

3. Who was Elias?
(a) A kapo.
(b) An intellectual.
(c) A dwarf.
(d) An scientist.

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

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

6. Which characterizes the relationship between Amery and Levi after Liberation?
(a) They visit each other often.
(b) They never see each other.
(c) They both flee to Belgium.
(d) They travel to Italy together.

7. In what year is Survival in Auschwitz first published?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1945.

8. How many times did Levi fight back against a fellow prisoner?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Numerous times.
(d) Three times.

9. Who did the Nazis conduct medical experiments on?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Mice.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Officers.

10. What happened to Germans who were found helping Jews escape?
(a) They risked being sent to the lagers.
(b) They suffered at the hands of the Gestapo.
(c) They were unable to get jobs.
(d) They were considered prisoners of war.

11. What do Amery and Levi agree about cultivated people?
(a) They made friends with other prisoners more easily.
(b) They had a harder time at manual labor.
(c) They adjusted to life in the lager more quickly.
(d) They had an easier time learning German.

12. What was one aspect in which life in the lager that was a caricature of army life?
(a) Eating soup rations.
(b) Carrying weapons.
(c) Following orders.
(d) Making bunk beds.

13. How many times does Levi meet Hety S. of Wiesbaden?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

14. What happened when there was an anomaly in a roll call?
(a) Prisoners were forced to search for the escapee.
(b) Prisoners were sent back to the barracks.
(c) SS and Gestapo combed the camp.
(d) SS and Gestapo acted unconcerned.

15. Who became Jean Amery?
(a) Hans Biebow
(b) Alberto.
(c) Elias.
(d) Hans Mayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to H.L., what are young Germans tired of feeling?

2. What was the title of Hitler's book?

3. What did train convoys from Italy carry?

4. Hitler demonstrated that a war fought in the industrial era can be damaging even without _____________.

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason Levi considers the German people guilty?

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