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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. The student from Bavaria, H.L., first writes to Levi in what year?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1962.

2. Which is something that prisoners did receive provisions for?
(a) Food.
(b) Bedding.
(c) Water.
(d) Uniforms.

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

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

5. In what year was Amery arrested by the Gestapo?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Levi, why were the sonderkommandos at Birkenau able to stage a rebellion?

2. Who were most traumatized by relieving themselves in public?

3. Who is amazed that Levi's writing is not filled with hatred?

4. What does Levi think about the experiences of lager survivors?

5. Where was Hans Mayer born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why violence is endemic in the Third World.

2. What does Levi think about Amery's definition of an intellectual?

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

4. Which types of professionals were allowed to practice their trade in the lagers?

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

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

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

8. What happened to intellectuals who did manage to flee Germany "beforehand?"

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

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

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