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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Levi want Survival in Auschwitz to be published in German?
2. What was Hitler's intention from the start of the war?
3. During World War I, which trait characterized the relationship between antagonists?
4. According to Levi, which of the following was NOT a reason that Germans followed Hitler?
5. During the early part of the 1960s, about how many letters did Levi receive?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why were prisoners ordered to take their valuables with them on their journey to the lager?
2. Summarize Levi's response to Dr. T.H. of Hamburg.
3. List some examples of the violence that stems from World War II.
4. Why do the stories of survivors become less important to passing generations?
5. In Chapter 7, Stereotypes, Levi discusses stereotypes in regard to three aspects of survivor behavior. What are they?
6. Why does Levi agree with Amery that believers had an easier time in the lager?
7. Levi considers the violence perpetrated by the Nazis to have been useless except for one thing. What was it?
8. What does Levi think about Amery's definition of an intellectual?
9. What was special about Mala Zimetbaum?
10. Describe Jean Amery's life before he arrived in Auschwitz.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the reasons why prisoners were not able to rebel and overthrow an entire lager. Consider living conditions as well as psychological reasons.
Essay Topic 2
Levi titles Chapter 5 Useless Violence. Do you think that violence can ever be useful? Use examples from the book and your own life to give a rationale for your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Why are survivors' stories an important part of understanding the Holocaust and World War II. Why might survivors' stories not tell us the complete picture?
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