Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust

Where did Elie Wiesel live when Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany?

• Sighet, Romania

• Warsaw, Poland

• Paris, France

• Vienna, Austria

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What was the Holocaust?

• A war between Germany and Poland

• A systematic persecution of European Jews

• A religious festival in Germany

• A political movement in Hungary

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What happened to Elie's mentor, Moshe the Beadle, in 1941?

• He became a leader in Sighet

• He emigrated to the United States

• He was killed in a mass shooting

• He was deported and escaped

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Where were Elie and his family deported to in May 1944?

• Dachau

• Treblinka

• Auschwitz-Birkenau

• Buchenwald

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What happened to Elie's mother and younger sister after deportation?

• They escaped and went into hiding

• They were sent to a different camp

• They were reunited with Elie

• They were sent to be killed

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What was the significance of the tattooed prison numbers in Auschwitz?

• To take away people's individual identities

• To identify the prisoners by name

• To keep track of the prisoners' ages

• To show solidarity among the prisoners

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Where were Elie and his father taken after Auschwitz was evacuated?

• Buchenwald

• Dachau

• Majdanek

• Treblinka

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What did Elie Wiesel become later in life?

• A writer and human rights activist

• A politician and military leader

• A scientist and inventor

• A musician and artist

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