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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. About what did prisoners speculate?

2. According to Levi, which of these factors did NOT play a role in the Nazi violence?

3. According to Levi, which of the following is NOT a reason survivors tell their stories?

4. How many people were put in each train car arriving from Italy?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason Levi considers the German people guilty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain the relationship between Levi and his German publisher and translator.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 7, Stereotypes, Levi discusses stereotypes in regard to three aspects of survivor behavior. What are they?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The lagers were concentration and death camps established by the Nazis so they could have slaves and exterminate the Jews. Why were the Nazis fearful that the rest of the world would learn about the lagers? What did they have to hide when Hitler's rhetoric about riding Germany of Jews was so clear?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the writing style and the tone of the book. How does it contribute to the overall impact of the book?

Essay Topic 3

"Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

1) Discuss this quote in reference to life during the Nazi era for Jews in the ghettos and lagers.

2) Discuss this quote in reference to Nazi officials and SS guards.

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