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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. How many times did Levi fight back against a fellow prisoner?
(a) Numerous times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) Three times.

2. Who is amazed that Levi's writing is not filled with hatred?
(a) Dr. T.H. of Hamburg.
(b) I.J. from Stuttgard.
(c) W.A. from Wurtemberg.
(d) M.S. from Frankfurt.

3. How did most Germans feel after Hitler is defeated in the war?
(a) Remorseful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Proud.
(d) Sad.

4. What does Levi correspond with H.L. about?
(a) Nazi policies.
(b) The World War II era.
(c) Contemporary Germany.
(d) The future of Germany.

5. When was Levi tempted to pray?
(a) Arriving at Auschwitz.
(b) Standing before the Commission.
(c) Every morning upon waking.
(d) At liberation.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the war, what were the lagers?

2. What does W.A. from Wurtemberg write about?

3. Which statement is true of the rebellions?

4. What did Mala Zimetbaum do that frustrated the Nazis?

5. According to Levi, which of the following is NOT a reason survivors tell their stories?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the last stereotype that the author tries to dissuade?

3. Who were counted at roll calls?

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

5. Levi considers the violence perpetrated by the Nazis to have been useless except for one thing. What was it?

6. Describe Jean Amery's life before he arrived in Auschwitz.

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

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

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

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

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