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Night Quiz #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is telling the story in Night?

a)

A Nazi Officer

b)

Elie Wiesel

c)

Father John

d)

Moishe the Beadle

2.

What world-known leader are the Jews aftraid of ?

a)

President Roosevelt

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Joseph Stalin

3.

"Night" falls under which category of writing?

a)

Science fiction

b)

True Crime

c)

Autobiographical/Memoir

d)

Fiction

4.

Which Point of View is the writing strategy used to tell the story of "Night"?

a)

First Person: A character is telling the story based on what he/she knows, observes and feels.

b)

Second Person: The story is told to you (not common in fiction).

c)

Third Person Limited: The story is told by a narrator who is not in the story, but is able to relate the experiences of the characters.

d)

Third Person Omniscient: The story is told by a narrator who is not in the story, but who knows all the feelings and experiences of the characters.

5.

Which characteristic best shows that "Night" is a work of nonfiction?

a)

It is written in paragraphs and sentences.

b)

It is about a time in history.

c)

It chronicles a real person's life.

d)

It has plot events that lead to a climax.

6.

Author’s central message about life; written as a complete sentence

a)

Theme

b)

Connotation

c)

Historical Context

d)

Prose

7.

Why did Elie say, "The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it was ruled by delusion."?

a)

Elie said this because people were having hallucinations.

b)

Elie said this because the Jews of Sighet kept lying to themselves that life under the Nazis was not bad.

c)

Elie said this because Delusion is the name of the Romanian who ran the ghetto.

d)

Elie never made this statement.

8.

How did the Jews of Sighet react to Moishe’s tale of what happened when he was expelled from Sighet?

a)

They thought he had gone mad and did not listen to him.

b)

His escape worried them and they listened to his warnings.

c)

Moishe was never actually expelled from Sighet.

d)

They became suspicious of his ties to German officers.

9.

What did the Nazis use their edicts (laws/rules) to forbid the Jews of Sighet from doing?

a)

Owning jewelry.

b)

Singing during work.

c)

Dancing in the street.

d)

Doing manual labor.

10.

How were most Jews transported?

a)

by train

b)

by cattle cars

c)

by walking attached to chains

d)

by German convoys

11.

Where are the Jews forced to wait the day of deportation?

a)

In the synagogue

b)

In the jail

c)

In the town hall

d)

In the ghetto

12.
The term anti-semitism refers to:
a)
hatred of minorities
b)
hatred of Jews
c)
none of the above
d)
hatred of the disabled
13.
Wiesel writes, Monday passed like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first daylight hours."  What is the purpose of this simile?
a)
To demonstrate the fear that the Jews felt
b)
To help the reader get a better visual of the sky
c)
To show that time passed quickly
d)
None of the above
14.

Who is Moishe the Beadle to Eliezer?

a)

He scolds Eliezer for talking in the synagogue.

b)

He helps sneak Eliezer food.

c)

He is a religious teacher to Eliezer.

d)

He watches over Eliezer during the day to make sure he doesn't get in trouble.

15.
One of the first restrictions for Jews in Sighet, was to identify themselves with:
a)
a secret handshake
b)
a gold star
c)
a bow of the head
d)
a black band