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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The violence the Nazis inflicted did all of the following except:
(a) Create an atmosphere of terror.
(b) Give some people power.
(c) Cause suffering.
(d) Serve a goal.

3. What does Levi think about the experiences of lager survivors?
(a) They are important for people in third world countries.
(b) They grow less relevant with each passing generation.
(c) They are a part of history that can be ignored.
(d) They mirror that of people in Germany today.

4. Levi corresponds with Hety S. of Wiesbaden for approximately how many years?
(a) 30.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 2.

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

6. According to Levi, what lessened the perpetrators' guilt?
(a) Degrading the victims.
(b) Offering compassion.
(c) Feeling invincible.
(d) Pitying the prisoners.

7. To whom does Levi send his only irate letter?
(a) Hety S. of Wiesbaden.
(b) Dr. T.H. of Hamburg.
(c) L.I. from Westphalia.
(d) H.L from Bavaria.

8. During the early part of the 1960s, about how many letters did Levi receive?
(a) 10.
(b) 40.
(c) 400.
(d) 100.

9. What does Hety claim about Albert Speer after her interview with him?
(a) He is proud of his actions.
(b) He is seeking revenge.
(c) He is upset by talking.
(d) He is haunted by Auschwitz.

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

11. What does H.L. complain about in her letter?
(a) She is made to feel shameful.
(b) Her teacher considers Hitler's actions just.
(c) Her school ignores recent history.
(d) Germans are punished unfairly.

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

13. 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.

14. What did Mala Zimetbaum do that frustrated the Nazis?
(a) She taunted the Nazi guards.
(b) She refused to work.
(c) She escaped successfully.
(d) She killed herself on the gallows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the book, to what does Levi chalk up the period of Nazi rule?

2. If an escapee was found, what happened?

3. What did Levi do when he was tempted to pray?

4. Why do survivors find it difficult to speak with younger generations?

5. Who employed Levi?

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