Night/First They Came Comprehension Quiz

What was the reaction of the town of Sighet to the deportation of foreign Jews, including Moishe?

• They became violent and revolted.

• They cried at first, but then life went back to normal.

• They ignored it completely, relieved that they weren't taken.

• They were afraid for when the Nazis could come again.

The Nazis took Moishe and the other foreign Jews to:

• A forest

• A river

• A work camp

• A large city

How was Moishe able to escape?

• He bribed (offered money to) a guard.

• He slipped away when no one was watching.

• He did a favor for a guard who let him go home.

• He was wounded and left for dead.

Why is Moishe so upset in the story?

• Because no one will listen.

• Because he has been through so much and feels sorry for himself.

• Because he lost his wife on the trip.

• Because he has been injured.

Based on the behavior of the people of Sighet, what is the author trying to tell us about them?

• They are racist against Jewish people.

• They are not taking current events seriously.

• They are actually secretly in support of the Nazis.

• They are not very bright.

According to the Poem "First They Came for the Communists," why does Martin Niemoller not speak out?

• Because he is mute.

• Because he doesn't know who to ask for help.

• Because he is too busy.

• Because he feels he is not involved.

What is the effect of the repetition of lines like "I remained silent" and "I did not speak out"?

• It demonstrates how each wave happened similarly.

• It emphasizes his lack of action, again and again.

• It shows the ownership he is taking for not acting, by repeating the pronoun "I"

• All of the above

How is the final stanza different than the rest of the poem?

• It has fewer lines.

• It is not focused on his inaction anymore.

• It has a different rhythm to show the anticlimactic (unsatisfying) nature of what happened.

• All of the above.

What is one thing the memoir and the poem have in common?

• They both involve a middle-aged foreign Jew.

• They both involve violence.

• They share the same theme of indifference (not caring).

• They are actually written by the same author.