Night - Quiz 1

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Questions are based on the novel Night by Elie Wiesel.


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  • 1. 
    Moishe the Beadle was deported from Sighet because he was:
    • A. 

      Jewish

    • B. 

      A Foreigner

    • C. 

      Homosexual

    • D. 

      A Social Democrat

  • 2. 
    What was the most important thing that Moishe taught Eliezer?
    • A. 

      To always remember his own faults even though those of his persecutors may seem far worse in comparison.

    • B. 

      To strive to love God unconditionally.

    • C. 

      To try to ask God the right questions, not to try to find the right answers.

    • D. 

      To live through persecution by focusing on future revenge.

  • 3. 
    What emotion best describes the attitude of the Jewish community in Sighet towards the Germans during the first five years of World War II?
    • A. 

      Indifference

    • B. 

      Terror

    • C. 

      Enthusiasm

    • D. 

      Resentment

  • 4. 
    How did Eliezer learn that the Jews were to be deported?
    • A. 

      German soldiers forcibly drove families out of their homes.

    • B. 

      An official notice was sent to all the families in the community.

    • C. 

      He was stopped in the streets by a messenger from Budapest.

    • D. 

      His father heard from the Jewish Council.

  • 5. 
    Which of the following people did not try to warn Eliezer's family to try to escape?
    • A. 

      Moishe the Beadle

    • B. 

      A member of teh Hungarian Police

    • C. 

      An old family servant

    • D. 

      Eliezer's uncle living in America

  • 6. 
    What initial event caused Madame Schachter to lose her mind?
    • A. 

      She was separated from her husband and two sons.

    • B. 

      She was beaten by the Germans for trying to escape deportation by passing as an Aryan.

    • C. 

      Her possessions were confiscated by the Hungarian Police.

    • D. 

      Her mother was shot before her eyes by the Germans.

  • 7. 
    Which concentration camp does Eliezer arrive at first?
    • A. 

      Treblinka

    • B. 

      Auschwitz/Birkenau

    • C. 

      Buna

    • D. 

      Buchenwald

  • 8. 
    How old does Eliezer tell Dr. Mengele he is when he arrives at Birkenau?
    • A. 

      Twelve

    • B. 

      Twenty

    • C. 

      Eighteen

    • D. 

      Fourteen

  • 9. 
    What happens to the prisoners every time they enter a new camp?
    • A. 

      They must submit to body searches.

    • B. 

      They must strip and shower.

    • C. 

      The must go through the gauntlet of prisoners who beat them butally.

    • D. 

      They must go through selection.

  • 10. 
    What is the identification number tattooed on Eliezer's arm?
    • A. 

      X-11091

    • B. 

      B-103

    • C. 

      J-1106

    • D. 

      A-7713

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