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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Levi's knowledge of the German language was __________ in Auschwitz.
(a) Helpful.
(b) Forgettable.
(c) Problematic.
(d) Useless.

3. According to Levi, which statement best describes the Lagers?
(a) The lagers were something that has occured in many wars.
(b) The lagers were a unique experience central to World War II.
(c) The lagers were an inventive way for Germany to produce war time supplies.
(d) The lagers were the most horrible atrocity from any war ever.

4. From where did Monowitz receive new prisoners?
(a) Across Europe.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

5. According to Levi, who may judge collaborators?
(a) Historians.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Those who did not become collaborators.
(d) Other collaborators.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Levi's squad was clearing rubble, what did he find?

2. What does Levi contend about survivors' memories?

3. When people first heard of Nazi death camps, what was the reaction?

4. How did Germans often coerce prisoners into being collaborators?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Levi argue that survivors should not feel guilt?

2. Why does Levi think prisoners are beyond neuroses?

3. What does Levi consider to be the extreme case of collaboration?

4. According to Levi, why do oppressors suppress memories?

5. Why do survivors simplify the past by using stark good vs. evil distinctions?

6. Comment on Levi's experience with speaking/understanding German in the lager.

7. What does Levi consider to be his mission and why?

8. What was the classic militiamen defense that Eichmann and Hoss used?

9. Comment on how a prisoner's moral yardstick changed during his internment.

10. How do people react to having limited communication?

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