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Total questions: 152
Worksheet time: 3hrs 51mins
What type of figurative language is this example?
Which characteristic best shows that "Night" is a work of nonfiction?
It is written in paragraphs and sentences.
It is about a time in history.
It chronicles a real person's life.
It has plot events that lead to a climax.
After the selection, what do Yossi and Tibbi tell Eliezer that makes him laugh?
His father was not chosen for selection.
They say they were not chosen for selection.
They tell him Franek was punished for his affair with the Polish girl.
They say that he ran so fast, the SS could not write down his number.
What does the coming of the Russian Army/Red Army mean to the prisoners?
They feel the Russians will save them.
They feel the Russians will be more cruel than the Germans.
They know nothing about the Russians.
They feel indifferent about the Russians.
Wiesel's neighbor in the hospital says, "I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else." Why does he feel this way?
He is a Nazi spy who hates the Jews.
He is crazy and has lost his mind.
He isn't Jewish and believes Hitler will help him.
He is a Jew and says Hitler has kept all his promises to the Jews, but nobody else has.
Is Moshe the Beadle an active citizen?
Yes, he risks his own life to go back to Sughet and warn other about the horror he witnessed.
No, he was only concerned about his own well-being and told no one about what he experienced.
How old is Elie when the story begins?
11
13
16
12
Hitler's use of the word "exterminate" was purposeful in creating a negative view of Jews - as if they were not really human beings.
True
False
When the foreign Jews were deported, the Jews of Sighet say, "Well, what do you expect? This is war." This is an example of ...
prejudice
hate
rationalization
silence
What were the first instructions shouted at Elie and his family as they got off the train at Auschwitz?
"Go back home!"
"Good evening!"
"Men to the left! Women to the right!"
"What is your name?"
Upon their arrival to Auschwitz, one of the inmates gives Elie and his father some advice. What is this advice?
The inmate tells them to kill the SS officers.
The inmate tells them to lie about their ages.
The inmate asks where they are from.
The inmate was their neighbor back in Sighet.
After Elie and his father pass Dr. Mengele, they witness the burning of children and babies in a nearby ditch. What effect does this have on Elie? (Select the 2 answers that apply)
It makes Elie want to run into the electrified barbed wire surrounding the camp. This would lead to a faster death than fire.
Elie leaves his father to join his mother's side.
Elie begins to question his faith/religion.
Elie hurdles the perimeter fence and runs away from Auschwitz.
While only two steps away from the pit of flames, Elie and his father were directed to make sharp left turn and head into the ______________.
cafeteria
hospital
barber shop
barracks
Once in the barracks, Elie and his father were instructed to strip off their clothes. They were only allowed to hold on to their _______________ and ______________.
hats, shoes
belts, shoes
socks, shoes
belts, socks
The word 'harangued' is used in chapter 3 to describe a conversation between an SS officer and the Jewish inmates. What does 'harangued' mean?
to aggressively lecture someone.
to physically beat someone.
to aggressively praise someone.
to follow someone.
Each prisoner was assigned a number and had it tattooed on their arms. Elie was A-7713. Who tattooed the new prisoners as they arrived at the camp?
The SS officers tattooed the inmates.
Citizens from the nearest German town were brought in to tattoo the inmates.
Veteran prisoners tattooed the inmates.
To his amazement, Elie's mother had been assigned the duty of tattooing inmates.
Why did Elie lie to Stein, the man his father didn't recognize as a relative?
He hated Stein.
Elie knew his father hated Stein, so he lied to him.
Stein's wife was Elie's least favorite teacher from Sighet.
Elie wanted to give Stein hope that his family was still alive.
When a transport arrived from Antwerp, Belgium, Stein was given the real news. What does Elie mean when he says this?
Stein's family is dead.
Stein was to be liberated immediately.
The war had just ended!
Stein would be promoted to bunk president.
Elie and his father are skilled workers.
True
False
What is the name of the camp that Elie and his father are transported to at the end of chapter 3?
Birkenau
Blitzkreig
Dachau
Buna
"Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever."
What 3 lies were the Jewish Citizens told about the camps? (Choose all that apply)
Good Conditions
Families won't be separated
Young will work in factories / Old + Sick will work in fields
There will be plenty of foods
What does Madame Schachter's screams symbolize?
Their Future
Hope
Survival
The Present
What is the first way they men control Madame Schachter's screams?
Bound and gagged her
Hit her in the head multiple times
Told her to be quiet
They just let her scream
What is the main theme coming out of chapter 2?
Silence
Bravery
Honesty
Survival
What is the main theme coming out of chapter 2?
Silence
Bravery
Honesty
Survival
What was the name of the extermination camp Yossi and Tibi lost their parents to?
Windhoek Concentration Camp
Karibib
Windhoek Concentration Camp
Birkenau
Auschwitz
How did Elie get out of having to get his gold crown removed from the dentist?
He gave the dentist a ration
He told the dentist he was sick
He ran away with his father
He gave the dentist his shoes instead.
What type of food did Elie survive on?
Stale Bread and Soup
Matzah Bread
Pizza
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
What music were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play at the concentration camps?
Mozart
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
Guido of Arezzo
Ludwig van Beethoven
How did Idek, the Kapo elude getting sent to the concentration camps as a Jew?
He ran away from the Gestapo
He had family and friends that hid him from the Gestapo
He had fake papers created that stated he was of Aryan race.
Idek wasn't actually Jewish, so he didn't have to worry about being sent to the concentration camps.
How did Franek persuade Elie to give up his gold crown?
By beating up his father
By tiring him out though labor work
By stealing it without Elie's consent
By asking Elie politely.
Finally, Idek caught up with Elie and warned him not to tell anyone what he had seen in the warehouse, "Look at me, you son of a swine! You shall receive five times more [punishment] if you tell anyone what you saw! Understood?" Eli writes, "I nodded once, ten times, endlessly. As if my head had decided to say yes for all eternity." Eli describes how scared/compliant he was by using some form of figurative language. What type of figurative language BEST fits the underlined sentence?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Allusion
Why was Elie happy to hear bombs exploding around him towards the end of chapter 4?
He was ready to die and knew if he died from a bomb he would no longer suffer.
He thought the Jewish musicians could use some drum sounds to go along with their boring music.
Elie built bombs in his spare time and admired a good detonation.
Elie wanted revenge for the Nazis and bombs exploding around him gave him hope.
Last question! YAY! What is a cauldron?
A type of figurative language we haven't gone over in class yet.
A hallway, porch, or linei.
A large metal pot used for cooking
A stuffed turkey
"Two Cauldrons of soup...hundreds of eyes looked at them, sparkling with desire. Two lambs with a hundred wolves lying in wait for them." is an example of what figurative language?
Simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
"A man appeared, crawling like a worm in the direction of the cauldrons" is an example of what what figurative language?
Simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
What was the name of the camp that Elie and his father arrived at during the beginning of chapter 4?
Auschwitz
Buchenwalk
Tribeblinka
Buna
Were are they first taken to work?
An electrical equipment warehouse
The gas chambers
The dentistry wing
None of the above
Who is known for their "fits of rage?
Juliek
Idek
Yossi and Tibbi
Franek
What happened to the dentist?
He was executing for stealing goods.
He went to America to make more profit
He was hung for smuggling
He fell ill
What was Elie's father beaten with?
A metal chain
An iron skillet
An iron bar
A bat-like piece of wood
What did Franek give Elie for his gold crown?
A piece of bread
A shank
Energy pills
Nothing
How many times was Elie whipped for walking in on Idek and a girl?
50
25
20
100
