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Anne Frank (intro,p.1-21)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A biography is a story of a person's life that someone else wrote. 

a)

True

b)

False

2.

On which birthday did Anne receive her diary?

a)

12th

b)

14th 

c)

13th

d)

15th

3.

In what country was Anne born?

a)

Amsterdam

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

Poland

4.

In what city do the Franks hide?

a)

Poland

b)

Amsterdam

c)

Germany

d)

United States

5.

The stairway to the Secret Annex was hidden behind...

a)

the bookcase

b)

a curtain

c)

the wall

d)

a desk

6.

Jewish people and others considered undesirable by the Nazi party were sent to...

a)

work on farms

b)

Amsterdam

c)

concentration camps

d)

Germany

7.

Anne and her family were afraid of being caught by...

a)

Miep and Mr. Kraler

b)

Green Police/Gestapo

c)

Mr. Van Daan

d)

Mr. Keptor

8.

What war is taking place during "The Diary of Anne Frank"?

a)

The War of 1812

b)

World War II

c)

World War I

d)

World War III

9.

What political organization had taken over Germany and much of Europe during World War II?

a)

Hitler's Loyal Followers

b)

Germans for a United People

c)

Nazi Party

d)

People for Aryans

10.

Frank Otto was the only survivor of the people who lived in the Secret Annexe. 

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Frankfurt is in...

a)

Amsterdam

b)

Berlin

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

12.

Who was Anne Frank?

a)

A young Jewish girl

b)

A young German girl

c)

A young Hollander

d)

A young Dutch girl

13.

When was Anne Frank born?

a)

June 12, 1945

b)

June 12, 1929

c)

June 12, 1942

d)

July 12, 1939

14.

Where did Anne move in 1933?

a)

to Germany

b)

to the US

c)

to the Netherlands

d)

to Dutchland

15.

Why did the Franks go into hiding?

a)

Mr. Frank received a letter to go to a labor camp.

b)

Margot received a letter to go to a labor camp.

c)

Mrs. Frank received a letter to go to a labor camp.

d)

The Franks received a letter to go to a labor camp.

16.

Who was the only person from the Secret Annex to survive the Holocaust?

a)

Anne Frank

b)

Mr. Frank

c)

Mrs. Frank

d)

Margot Frank

17.

Who did Anne address her diary to?

a)

Kitty

b)

Peter

c)

Teddy

d)

Miep

18.

What country were they hiding in?

a)

Germany

b)

Holland

c)

Poland

d)

Europe

19.

Which sentence from the story best supports the reason why Anne is writing in a diary?

a)

I'm not planning to let anyone else read this stiff-backed notebook.

b)

I feel like writing.

c)

Paper has more patience than people.

d)

Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me.

20.

Where was Anne Frank born?

a)

the United States

b)

Auschwitz, Poland

c)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

d)

Frankfurt, Germany

21.

What did Anne receive for her 13th birthday?

a)

a pony

b)

a novel

c)

a diary

d)

flowers

22.

Why did the Franks immigrate from Germany?

a)

Because Hitler came to power.

b)

Because Mr. Frank got a job offer.

c)

Because they had family in Holland.

d)

Because the war started in Germany.

23.

Where did the Franks hide?

a)

In a basement.

b)

In an office

c)

In an attic.

d)

In their friends' house.

24.

Why does Anne decide to name her diary Kitty?

a)

It reminds her of her cat.

b)

Kitty was a name already given to the diary.

c)

She wants her diary to be her friend.

d)

That was her best friend's nickname.

25.

How were the Jews made to suffer after Germany invaded Holland?

a)

They had to wear the Star of David in plain view.

b)

They had to attend Jewish schools.

c)

They had a curfew of 7pm.

d)

All of the answers

26.

Who in Anne's life died shortly before Anne began her diary?

a)

Her grandmother

b)

Her cat

c)

Her best friend

d)

Her dog

27.

How does Anne's world "turn upside down" on July 5, 1942?

a)

She gets asked out by Peter.

b)

Her family has to go into hiding.

c)

Margot got called to the concentration camp.

d)

She got reprimanded by Mr. Keptor

28.

What do Anne and her father do immediately to bring order to their new world?

a)

They read the newspaper.

b)

They make the beds.

c)

They set about getting things in the Secret Annex in order.

d)

They made dinner and rested

29.

What did Jews have to wear on their clothes?

a)

Cross

b)

Crest

c)

Flower

d)

Star

30.

 

Which was not a law passed to restrict Jewish rights?

a)

They took away Jewish people's bicycles.

b)

The Jews were banned from the movies.

c)

They made Jews where a gold star on their clothing.

d)

They Jews were not allowed to go to school.

31.

How old was Anne Frank when she moved into the Secret Annex?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

32.

How do know what happened in the Secret Annex?

a)

From letters written by Anne Frank

b)

From newspaper articles written about the family

c)

From a diary written by Margot Frank

d)

From a diary written by Anne Frank

33.

How did Anne Frank pass away?

a)

She died of starvation in a concentration camp.

b)

She died of a fever in a concentration camp.

c)

She died of natural causes after living a long life.

d)

She died of malaria in a concentration camp.

34.

Anne loathes the new hiding places, the Secret Annex

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What floor is the door to the annex on?

a)

First floor

b)

Third floor

c)

Second floor

d)

Fourth floor

36.

How are the stair behind the annex door described?

a)

rickety

b)

dark

c)

broken

d)

steep

37.

What colour was the door that was hid behind the bookcase?

a)

black

b)

brown

c)

grey

d)

white

38.

The Secret Annex is not an ideal hiding place

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Why was writing in a dairy a strange experience for Anne?

a)

She had never written anything before

b)

Neither she nor anyone else would be interested in it later

c)

She didn't know how to write

d)

She did not want to write

40.

Who would Anne allow to read her diary?

a)

Her sister

b)

A real friend

c)

Her parents

d)

No one

41.

Why does Anne want to keep a diary?

a)

She has no close friends

b)

She wants people to read about her later

c)

She loves to write

d)

She wants to write

42.

What did she name her diary?

a)

Anne

b)

Kitty

c)

Kitten

d)

Kathy

43.

Which object was made straight away on the first day?

a)

The Cupboard

b)

The Curtains

c)

The film-star collection of picture postcards

d)

All the above

44.

Which topic was she to write an essay on as a part of her punishment?

a)

A Chatterbox

b)

Quack Quack Quack said Mistress Chatterbox

c)

An incorrigible chatterbox

d)

All the above

45.

Who is Moortje

(a)  

46.

Adolf Hitler was...

a)

A Jewish man

b)

A German leader

c)

The leader of the Nazi Party

d)

An Aryan Soldier

47.

Anne's parents were_______and ________

(a)  

48.

Anne used to _______________ to learn about the news

a)

watch TV

b)

read the newspaper

c)

listen to the radio

49.

Who was Lies?

a)

Anne's best friend for a long time

b)

A girl in her class

c)

Anne's new best friend in secondary school

d)

Anne's Friend

50.

 

Who is Margot? How old is she?

a)

Margot is Anne's sister and she is sixteen.

b)

Margo is Anne's friend and she is sixteen

c)

Marge is Anne's sister and she is sixteen

d)

Margeret is Anne's sister and she is sixteen

51.

Which concentration camp was Anne sent to?

a)

Amersfoort

b)

Auschwitz

c)

Arbeitsdorf

d)

Alderney

52.

Anne's diary is a biography

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The full impact of Hitler’s anti Jewish Law made the family feel

a)

scared

b)

worried

c)

anxious

d)

nervous

54.

Age gap between Anne and her sister is

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

2

55.

Age gap between Anne's father and mother is..

a)

12

b)

13

c)

10

d)

11

56.

Anne's family had a cat

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Anne's cat died before she went into hiding

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Anne's cat was given away to their neighbour

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Anne's cat was left in the apartment and a note was left to their boarder Mr Goudsmit, asking to be given to the neighbors.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Anne loved Moortje and wanted to take it together with her into hiding.

a)

True

b)

False