Night Chapters 1-2

1. Who was the “jack-of-all-trades”?

• Moshe the Beadle

• Eliezer, the protagonist

• Shlomo, Eliezer's father

• The rabbi of Sighet

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Name the small town Elie (Eliezer) Wiesel spent his childhood?

• Krakow, Poland

• Budapest, Hungary

• Transylvania, Romania

• Vilnius, Lithuania

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Moishe the Beadle was very wealthy

• True

• False

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What does Elie do when he prays?

• He sings loudly

• He recites poetry

• He dances joyfully

• He weeps

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Who told Elie what has happened to the deportees?

• Elie's father

• A German soldier

• Moishe the Beadle

• The town mayor

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The next day brought disquieting news. What was it?

• The outbreak of a contagious disease in the town

• The disquieting news that arrived the next day was the invasion of Hungary by German forces.

• The declaration of a state of emergency due to civil unrest

• The news of severe food shortages in the region

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The Jews of Sighet were transported by way of_________________.

• cattle cars

• passenger train

• walking

• barges

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What is a ghetto?

• A ghetto is a luxurious and affluent residential area.

• A ghetto is a neighborhood known for its high level of social integration and economic prosperity.

• A ghetto is a term used to describe a district with equal representation of diverse ethnicities and cultures.

• A ghetto is a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships.

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What was foreshadowed by Madame Schacter’s nightmare?

• The horrific reality of the concentration camps and the suffering that awaited the Jewish prisoners

• The liberation of the prisoners

• A joyful reunion with lost family members

• The improvement of living conditions in the camps

What did some of the passengers do to quiet Madame Schacter?

• Sang loudly to drown out her cries

• Covered her with a blanket to shield her from seeing the outside

• Gagging her and tying her up.

• Gave her sedatives to calm her down