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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Levi correspond with H.L. about?
(a) The World War II era.
(b) Nazi policies.
(c) Contemporary Germany.
(d) The future of Germany.

2. Most of the letters that Levi received were about what topic?
(a) Political theories about the rise of the Nazi party.
(b) Whether or not Germans should be blamed.
(c) Whether or not Germans can be understood.
(d) Personal experiences in the lagers.

3. Who is amazed that Levi's writing is not filled with hatred?
(a) Dr. T.H. of Hamburg.
(b) M.S. from Frankfurt.
(c) W.A. from Wurtemberg.
(d) I.J. from Stuttgard.

4. What must align at roll calls?
(a) The tally of people.
(b) The number of officers.
(c) The uniforms of the prisoners.
(d) The lines the prisoners stand in.

5. According to Levi, how did Amery go against his nature?
(a) He hit a Polish criminal.
(b) He did manual labor.
(c) He returned Levi's blow.
(d) He made his bed.

6. At the beginning of the war, what were the lagers?
(a) Death camps.
(b) Safe places for Jews.
(c) Jails for prisoners.
(d) Work camps.

7. During the war, what was used as mattress ticking?
(a) Straw.
(b) Dirty rags.
(c) Human hair.
(d) Cotton.

8. Which of the following is NOT something people question survivors about?
(a) Escape.
(b) Accepting the injustice of the situation.
(c) Rebellion.
(d) Avoiding capture in the first place.

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

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

11. According to Levi, which of the following is NOT a reason survivors tell their stories?
(a) Others want to hear their stories.
(b) To bear witness.
(c) They want to make others feel bad.
(d) To achieve a sense of relief.

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

13. Who were most traumatized by relieving themselves in public?
(a) Children.
(b) Young adults.
(c) Old people.
(d) Women.

14. According to Levi, what were people who were denied freedom in a place where freedom was considered a right expected to do?
(a) Escape or rebel.
(b) Protest and rally.
(c) Write or speak out.
(d) Accept and survive.

15. Which of the following was NOT a reason people did not flee beforehand?
(a) Immigration quotas were reduced.
(b) They were fearful of leaving the fatherland.
(c) Emigration was expensive.
(d) They did not believe Hitler's message.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Levi, which of the following was NOT a reason that Germans followed Hitler?

2. What did Mala Zimetbaum do that frustrated the Nazis?

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

4. According to Levi, which of these factors did NOT play a role in the Nazi violence?

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

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