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

2. At the end of the book, to what does Levi chalk up the period of Nazi rule?
(a) A torrent of racial intolerance.
(b) An unprincipled political game.
(c) An epilogue in history books.
(d) A cohesion of multiple factors.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is amazed that Levi's writing is not filled with hatred?

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

3. Why does H.L. detest herself?

4. What does Levi correspond with H.L. about?

5. Which was NOT a reason that people joined the SS?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Levi think the Nazis waged a suicidal war?

2. What did Levi learn through the study of chemistry?

3. What happened to intellectuals who did manage to flee Germany "beforehand?"

4. How does Levi explain the stereotype of rebellion?

5. Why do the stories of survivors become less important to passing generations?

6. What was special about Mala Zimetbaum?

7. Summarize Dr. T.H.'s letter to Levi.

8. Who were counted at roll calls?

9. What happened in the roll call when a prisoner was missing?

10. Summarize Levi's response to Dr. T.H. of Hamburg.

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