Night Ch. 1-2 Practice Quiz

What is the name of Eliezer’s town?

• Sighet

• Birkenau

• Budapest

• Haifa

What are Elie's sisters' names?

• Batya

• Hilda

• Bea

• Aliza

• Tzipora

Who is Moishe the Beadle?

• Elie’s rabbi who holds religious ceremonies in his home

• Elie’s uncle who acts as a father figure to him

• Elie’s father’s friend who attempts to warn them before the Germans arrive

•  Elie’s friend and mentor who teaches him about the Jewish religion

Elie’s father disappoints him for each of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• He does not support Elie learning about Judaism

• He is unsentimental; does not show his emotions

• He favors Elie's sisters which makes Elie jealous

• He is more concerned about the welfare of others than of his own family's

Why was Moshe the Beadle expelled by the Hungarian Police?

• He was a Jew

• He was a foreigner

• He disobeyed the Germans

• He was a Jewish leader

Moishe witnessed each of the following horrors EXCEPT:

• He saw bodies being burned in the crematories

• Many babies were murdered

• Jews being forced to dig huge trenches

• Jews were shot when they were done digging

Why was Moishe able to escape?

• He convinced the Germans he was not Jewish

• He was mistaken for dead although he was just wounded

• He snuck away when the soldiers were distracted

• He fought the German officers and won

How do Eliezer and the other Jews of the town react to Moshe's stories?

• They act like his stories are crazy and ignore him

• They are shocked by the stories and begin to panic

• They show him sympathy and compassion knowing what he witnessed

• Many Jews escape town

Elie suggests to his father that they emigrate to Palestine. What reason does his father give to stay in Hungary?

• He is sick

• He does not want to leave his home and possessions behind

• He is too old

• He does not think the Germans are a threat

Once the German troops enter Hungary, what bad news comes from Budapest about treatment of the Jews?

• Jews are being sent to concentration camps

• Jews are forced to live in ghettos

• Jews are being shot in the streets

• Germans are destroying their things and causing terror