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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. With whom does Hety S. put Levi in touch?
(a) Chaim Rumkowski.
(b) Albert Speer.
(c) Alberto.
(d) Jean Amery.
2. What happened to Germans who were found helping Jews escape?
(a) They were unable to get jobs.
(b) They were considered prisoners of war.
(c) They suffered at the hands of the Gestapo.
(d) They risked being sent to the lagers.
3. What does Levi consider the duty of historians?
(a) To describe a state of constant fear.
(b) To examine stereotypes.
(c) To explain the feeling of extreme hunger.
(d) To tell the story of survivors.
4. Why does Levi want Survival in Auschwitz to be published in German?
(a) To understand why the masses do not stop the Nazis.
(b) To pay tribute to the few Germans who did help Jews.
(c) To get back at the Nazis for making him less of an intellectual.
(d) To seek revenge against those who oppressed him.
5. What does Levi call the daily rituals of the lager?
(a) "A struggle for cleanliness."
(b) "An offense to modesty."
(c) "A subversion of dignity."
(d) "A rhythm of suffering."
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Levi, which of the following was NOT a reason that Germans followed Hitler?
2. What does Levi consider all SS and all Germans in general to be?
3. According to Levi, what were people who were denied freedom in a place where freedom was considered a right expected to do?
4. Who was best able to learn the lager's first lesson?
5. Which of the following was NOT a purpose that the lagers serve for the Nazis?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened in the roll call when a prisoner was missing?
2. Why does Levi think the Nazis waged a suicidal war?
3. What happened to intellectuals who did manage to flee Germany "beforehand?"
4. Why does Levi want Survival in Auschwitz to be published in German?
5. Which types of professionals were allowed to practice their trade in the lagers?
6. Why is Levi interested in corresponding with H.L., the student from Bavaria?
7. Explain why violence is endemic in the Third World.
8. How does Levi explain the stereotype of rebellion?
9. Explain the relationship between Levi and his German publisher and translator.
10. Describe Jean Amery's life before he arrived in Auschwitz.
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