Night By Elie Wiesel Vocabulary Test
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Night by Elie Wiesel Vocabulary Test
- 1.What word means the systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group?
- A.
Holocaust
- B.
Genocide
- C.
Pogrom
- D.
Fascism
- 2.What word means total destruction?
- A.
Annihilation
- B.
Genocide
- C.
Holocaust
- D.
Fascism
- 3.What word means the state-sponsored systematic persecution of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945?
- A.
Annihilation
- B.
genocide
- C.
Holocaust
- D.
Fascism
- 4.What word means the act of honoring the memory of or serving as a memorial to someone or something?
- A.
fascism
- B.
totalitarianism
- C.
commemoration
- D.
annihilation
- 5.What word means total control of the country by the government?
- A.
fascism
- B.
Totalitarianism
- C.
commemoration
- D.
Annihilation
- 6.What word means government-organized attacks on Jewish neighborhoods?
- A.
Holocaust
- B.
genocide
- C.
Pogrom
- D.
totalitarianism
- 7.What word means a system of government that is marked by stringent social and economic control, a strong centralized government usually headed by a dictator?
- A.
fascism
- B.
Totalitarianism
- C.
Pogrom
- D.
Genocide
- 8.What word means ill-feeling or hatred toward Jews?
- A.
annihilation
- B.
Prejudice
- C.
Anti-Semitism
- D.
genocide
- 9.What word means an irrational hatred of a person, group, or race based upon a preconceived opinion or judgment?
- A.
Annihilation
- B.
Prejudice
- C.
anti-Semitism
- D.
genocide
- 10.What word means a generalization of a person; a person who is regarded, not as an individual, but as a member of a group or nationality?
- A.
Prejudice
- B.
Scapegoat
- C.
Anti-Semitism
- D.
stereotype
- 11.Which of the 10 core concepts focuses on what types of prejudice Jews have faced over history?
- A.
Pre-War
- B.
Anti-Semitism
- C.
Persecution
- D.
Final Solution
- 12.Which of the core concepts described the beginning of the legal subjugation of the rights of the Jews in Europe as with the Nuremburg Laws?
- A.
Anti-Semitism
- B.
Wiemar Republic
- C.
Totalitarian State
- D.
Resistance
- 13.Which core concept described the White Rose movement, which openly protested Nazism in Germany?
- A.
U.S. and World Response
- B.
Resistance
- C.
Rescue
- D.
Aftermath
- 14.Which core concept described the problems that displaced persons faced?
- A.
U.S. and World Response
- B.
Resistance
- C.
Rescue
- D.
Aftermath
- 15.Which core concept described the fact that there were approximately nine million Jews living in all the countries of Europe prior to 1933?
- A.
Pre-war B
- B.
Anti-Semitism
- C.
Weimar Republic
- D.
Totalitarian State
- 16.Which core concept describes the fact that anti-Semitic attitudes played a role in the failure of others to help Jewish refugees?
- A.
Anti-Semitism
- B.
Persecution
- C.
U.S. and World Response
- D.
Final Solution
- 17.Which core concept described Hitler’s three-fold plan for ridding Europe of Jews?
- A.
Anti-Semitism
- B.
Persecution
- C.
U.S. and World Response
- D.
Final Solution
- 18.Which core concept described a decision being made by an elite group of 15 high-ranking officials at a mansion called the Wannsee Conference?
- A.
Anti-Semitism
- B.
Persecution
- C.
U.S. and World Response
- D.
Final Solution
- 19.Which core concept proved that widespread support for Jews could save lives?
- A.
U.S. and World Response
- B.
Resistance
- C.
Rescue
- D.
Aftermath
- 20.Which core concept describes the difficult time Germany had between WWI and WWII?
- A.
Pre-War
- B.
Anti-Semitism
- C.
Weimar Republic
- D.
Totalitarian State
- 21.Which of the following was NOT part of Hitler’s three-fold plan to rid Europe of Jews?
- A.
Expulsion
- B.
Ghettos
- C.
Transportation
- D.
Annihilation
- 22.What was the Night of Broken Glass?
- A.
Einsatzgruppen
- B.
Kristallnacht
- C.
Nuremburg Laws
- D.
Auschwitz
- 23.What was the mass killing of Jews by mobile killing squads called?
- A.
Einsatzgruppen
- B.
Kristallnacht
- C.
Nuremburg Laws
- D.
Auschwitz
- 24.What took away Jews’ civil rights, including the right to marry non-Jews?
- A.
Einsatzgruppen
- B.
Kristallnacht
- C.
Nuremburg Laws
- D.
Auschwitz
- 25.Which country was able to save the most Jews?
- A.
Denmark
- B.
Germany
- C.
Poland
- D.
Sweden
- 26.Which of the following was NOT a group that Hitler tried to eliminate?
- A.
Poles
- B.
Gypsies
- C.
Germans
- D.
Homosexuals
- 27.In what point of view was the book Night written?
- A.
First person
- B.
Second person
- C.
Third limited
- D.
Third omniscient
- 28.What did Elie Wiesel want to study at the beginning of the book?
- A.
beadle
- B.
Geometry
- C.
Cabbala
- D.
Russian
- 29.Who helped Elie with his studies?
- A.
His father
- B.
Moshe the Beadle
- C.
The Rabbi
- D.
His mother
- 30.Which of the following was NOT a reason people didn’t believe Moshe’s tale?
- A.
He only wanted pity.
- B.
He was mad/crazy.
- C.
He was imaginative.
- D.
He was a known liar
- 31.Where are the Jews of Sighet first taken after the Germans arrive?
- A.
Concentration camps
- B.
ghetto
- C.
Hungarian prison
- D.
German prison
- 32.When the Jews of Sighet are deported, how many people are on each train car?
- A.
12
- B.
80
- C.
100
- D.
120
- 33.Madame Schatcher’s visions about fire are an example of what?
- A.
foreshadowing
- B.
irony
- C.
Simile
- D.
Metaphor
- 34.“It was like a page torn from some storybook,” is an example of what?
- A.
Foreshadowing
- B.
irony
- C.
Simile
- D.
Metaphor
- 35.“Everywhere rooms lay open…An open tomb.” This is an example of what?
- A.
foreshadowing
- B.
irony
- C.
Simile
- D.
Metaphor
- 36.What age is Elie when he reaches Auschwitz?
- A.
Almost 12 C. 18
- B.
Almost 15
- C.
18
- D.
21
- 37.
- What age does Elie tell the SS officer he is?
- A.
13
- B.
15
- C.
18
- D.
21
- 38.What occupation does Elie tell the SS officer is?
- A.
student
- B.
electrician
- C.
Farmer
- D.
Philosopher
- 39.What do the men say as they are approaching the crematory?
- A.
Talmud scriptures
- B.
Kaddish
- C.
Bible scriptures
- D.
cabbala
- 40.What is Elie’s new name at the camp?
- A.
Eliezer
- B.
A-7713
- C.
C3PO
- D.
R2D2
- 41.What item did the SS extract from the Jews at the camp?
- A.
Inheritance
- B.
Gold keys
- C.
Gold teeth
- D.
feet
- 42.Elie prevents the SS from extracting this item by
- A.
Saying he is sick
- B.
Saying it was already taken
- C.
Saying he has to work
- D.
Extracting it himself
- 43.What happened to those who broke the rules?
- A.
Hanged
- B.
Beaten
- C.
shot
- D.
All of above
- 44.Whose death symbolizes the loss of Elie’s faith?
- A.
Juliek, the violinist
- B.
Akiba Drumer
- C.
Moshe, the Beadle
- D.
The pipel
- 45.What do the men do to help their chances during selection?
- A.
Jumping jacks
- B.
put on makeup
- C.
Run
- D.
Wear extra clothing
- 46.What does Akiba Drumer ask Elie and his father to do for him?
- A.
Stay in the camp.
- B.
Sleep more.
- C.
Eat his rations.
- D.
Say the Kaddish.
- 47.Why does Elie go to see the doctor?
- A.
His foot is infected
- B.
His head has been beaten.
- C.
His tooth aches.
- D.
He has been whipped 25 times.
- 48.Who does the prisoner next to Elie in the hospital say that he trusts the most?
- A.
Elie
- B.
The doctors
- C.
Hitler
- D.
himself
- 49.Elie and his father leaving the hospital before it’s liberated is an example of what?
- A.
foreshadowing
- B.
irony
- C.
Simile
- D.
metaphor
- 50.How do the prisoners travel to Gleiwitz?
- A.
train
- B.
run
- C.
Airplane
- D.
bus
- 51.What happened to the men who slowed down on the way to Gleiwitz?
- A.
shot
- B.
trampled
- C.
Both of the previous
- D.
neither
- 52.
- What happened to the men who slept in the snow at the caved-in brick factory?
- A.
Shot
- B.
Trampled
- C.
Died
- D.
None of the above
- 53.
- How many men get on the train car with Elie and his father on the trip to Buchenwald?
- A.
12
- B.
80
- C.
100
- D.
120
- 54.
- How many men get off the train at Buchenwald?
- A.
12
- B.
80
- C.
100
- D.
120
- 55.
- What was the last word Elie’s father said?
-
A. Mercy B. Water C. Eliezer D. Food
- A.
Mercy
- B.
Water
- C.
Eliezer
- D.
Food
- 56.What do the liberated prisoners think about after being freed? A. food B. revenge C. their families D. freedom
- A.
food
- B.
Revenge
- C.
Their families
- D.
Freedom
- 57.Which of the following is NOT an example of a father and son relationship in the book?
- A.
Elie and his father
- B.
Moshe the Beadle and his father
- C.
Rabbi Eliahou and his son
- D.
Father and son Meir on the train
- 58.Which of the following is NOT a witness in the book?
- A.
Elie’s father
- B.
Elie
- C.
Moshe
- D.
None of the above
- 59.Which of the following is NOT an opportunity that Elie’s family had to escape before being deported?
- A.
Moshe tells them of a mass killing
- B.
Their housekeeper offers to hide them
- C.
Their friends tell them to go to England.
- D.
Elie asks to go to Palestine.
- 60.Which of the following symbolizes Elie’s loss of faith?
- A.
Night
- B.
The babies burning in pits in Auschwitz
- C.
The hanging of the sad-eyed angel
- D.
All of the above
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