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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. To whom did Amery compare the SS in the Ukraine?

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

3. What is Germany now considered?

4. How many times does Levi meet Hety S. of Wiesbaden?

5. According to Levi, which of the following was NOT a reason that Germans followed Hitler?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Levi explain the stereotype of rebellion?

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

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

6. Why does Levi think the Nazis waged a suicidal war?

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

8. What was special about Mala Zimetbaum?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Levi's unique relationship with Hety S. How would you characterize this type of relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Many survivors, Levi included, tell their stories so that the world can learn from their experience. We know that genocide has happened since World War II in different parts of the world. Analyze the extent to which you think hearing survivors' stories helps prevent another atrocity.

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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