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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. What does Levi think is the stereotype of the SS?
(a) Average humans.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Power hungry.
(d) Good people.

2. To whom did Amery compare the SS in the Ukraine?
(a) The Athenians in Melos.
(b) The Germans in Poland.
(c) The slaves along the Appian Way.
(d) The Italians in Auschwitz.

3. About what did prisoners speculate?
(a) The date of liberation.
(b) When Hitler would die.
(c) What type of person was most heroic.
(d) What type of death would be least painful.

4. Hitler demonstrated that a war fought in the industrial era can be damaging even without _____________.
(a) A dedicated army.
(b) Nuclear weapons.
(c) A strong alliance.
(d) World wide support.

5. What does Levi call the daily rituals of the lager?
(a) "A struggle for cleanliness."
(b) "A subversion of dignity."
(c) "An offense to modesty."
(d) "A rhythm of suffering."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amery write about?

2. What happened to Germans who were found helping Jews escape?

3. If an escapee was found, what happened?

4. Why were the tattoos gratuitous?

5. Where was Hans Mayer born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the roll call drills reinforce in the prisoners?

2. Why does Levi want Survival in Auschwitz to be published in German?

3. Why were prisoners ordered to take their valuables with them on their journey to the lager?

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

5. Why does Levi agree with Amery that believers had an easier time in the lager?

6. Who does Levi consider responsible for the horrors of the lagers?

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

8. Describe the relationship between Amery and Levi after liberation.

9. Explain the relationship between Levi and his German publisher and translator.

10. What was special about Mala Zimetbaum?

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