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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 did Levi do when he was tempted to pray?
(a) He became a believer.
(b) He cried.
(c) He prayed.
(d) He refused to blaspheme.

2. According to Levi, why were the sonderkommandos at Birkenau able to stage a rebellion?
(a) They had time to plan.
(b) They were well fed.
(c) They understood their oppressors.
(d) They had efficient leaders.

3. Who became Jean Amery?
(a) Alberto.
(b) Hans Biebow
(c) Elias.
(d) Hans Mayer.

4. According to Levi, how should problems be solved?
(a) Through discussion.
(b) Through violence.
(c) By a mediator.
(d) By a mix of talk and action.

5. What happened when there was an anomaly in a roll call?
(a) SS and Gestapo acted unconcerned.
(b) SS and Gestapo combed the camp.
(c) Prisoners were sent back to the barracks.
(d) Prisoners were forced to search for the escapee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most of the letters that Levi received were about what topic?

2. At the end of the book, to what does Levi chalk up the period of Nazi rule?

3. The violence the Nazis inflicted did all of the following except:

4. When was Levi tempted to pray?

5. According to Levi, what is the legacy of Nazi ideology?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the overall feeling of the majority of letters Levi receives.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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