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

2. Who was best able to learn the lager's first lesson?
(a) Jean Amery and Primo Levi.
(b) The intellectuals.
(c) The uncultivated.
(d) Sonderkommandos.

3. With whom does Hety S. put Levi in touch?
(a) Jean Amery.
(b) Alberto.
(c) Albert Speer.
(d) Chaim Rumkowski.

4. According to Levi, what is the legacy of Nazi ideology?
(a) Fear and slavery.
(b) Hatred and violence.
(c) Power and strength.
(d) Bombs and terrorism.

5. Why does Levi want Survival in Auschwitz to be published in German?
(a) To pay tribute to the few Germans who did help Jews.
(b) To understand why the masses do not stop the Nazis.
(c) To seek revenge against those who oppressed him.
(d) To get back at the Nazis for making him less of an intellectual.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the tattoos gratuitous?

2. What must align at roll calls?

3. Hitler demonstrated that a war fought in the industrial era can be damaging even without _____________.

4. Which characterizes the relationship between Amery and Levi after Liberation?

5. Which of the following was NOT a reason people did not flee beforehand?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Levi feel after he kicked Elias?

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

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

5. List some examples of the violence that stems from World War II.

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

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

8. What did the women at Birkenau use their bowls for?

9. What was special about Mala Zimetbaum?

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

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