Night Chapter 1

The primary setting of the story is (a)   .

• Sighet, Transylvania
• Budapest, Hungary
• Warsaw, Poland
• Berlin, Germany
• Paris, France

Who is Moishe the Beadle?

• A wealthy merchant
• The narrator's teacher
• A poor, religious man
• A soldier
• A political leader

What does Moishe the Beadle focus on teaching Elie? (a)  

• Mathematics
• History
• Kabbalah
• Science
• Art

The community of Sighet initially reacts to Moishe's warnings by (a)   .

• They prepare to leave
• They ignore him
• They report him to the authorities
• They support him
• They laugh at him

What significant event changes Moishe's demeanor?

• His family's wealth is lost
• He is deported and escapes
• He wins the lottery
• He moves to Budapest
• He becomes a community leader

Elie's initial interest in Jewish teachings is (a)   .

• Political activism
• Kabbalah and mysticism
• Becoming a rabbi
• Business ethics
• Social justice

How does Elie's father respond to his interest in Kabbalah?

• Encourages it
• Ignores it
• Forbids it
• Promises to teach him
• Hires a tutor

How does the text describe the Jewish community's reaction to foreign Jews' deportation?

• Panic and chaos
• Immediate action to help
• Indifference and forgetting
• Public protests
• Secret meetings to plan escape

In the community, Elie's father plays the role of (a)   .

• A teacher
• A businessman and community advisor
• A political leader
• A religious leader
• A laborer

What effect does Moishe's experience have on his faith?

• Strengthens it
• Leads him to convert
• Causes him to question it
• Destroys it
• No effect mentioned