Miep Gies Interview

Who asked Miep Gies for help in going into hiding?

• The Van Pels family

• Fritz Pfeffer

• Anne Frank

• Mr. Frank

Did Miep Gies hesitate to help the Frank family?

• Yes, she was very hesitant

• No, she agreed immediately

• Yes, but only for a short time

• She didn't say

What was Miep Gies' advice about helping others?

• Do not help; it's too risky

• Help only when it's convenient

• Help people who need help

• Help only those you know well

How did Miep Gies feel about the attention she received?

• She enjoyed the limelight (to be at the center of public attention.)

• She was indifferent

• She was uncomfortable with it

• She sought (to search for and find) out more attention

Why did Miep Gies decide to write her book?

• To make money

• At the request of her family

• Because she felt she owed it to history

• For fame and glory

What was unique about filming the movie in Amsterdam?

• None of the original locations were used

• It was filmed entirely in black and white

• It was filmed on the actual streets where events took place

• It was filmed in a studio

How did the people of Amsterdam react to the filming?

• They were indifferent

• They protested the filming

• They were emotionally moved

• They were excited to be in the movie

Who did Miep Gies think would return for the diary?

• Mr. Frank

• Anne Frank

• Miep herself

• No one

What did Miep Gies find when she entered the hideout after the war?

• Everything was as they left it

• New people living there

• A mess with papers and belongings scattered

• The hideout was completely empty

What was Miep Gies' role in preserving Anne Frank's diary?

• She translated it

• She found and saved it after the war

• She wrote parts of it

• She published it