WorksheetsNight 1-3 Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
a ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution
beadle
pious
harangue
surname
someone's family name or last name
penury
surname
ascertain
rendering
poverty
conflagration
pious
harangue
penury
a place of worship for a Jewish congregation
synagogue
surname
beadle
conflagration
Who helped Elie with his studies?
his father
Moche
the Rabbi
his mother
Why did the people of Sighet NOT believe Moche's stories?
They thought he was crazy and wanted pity.
He was known to pretend to be German.
He had been convicted of crimes before.
He had never been seen outside his house.
Madame Schachter's visions of fire are an example of what literary device?
foreshadowing
irony
flashback
personification
The people are taken to --- where they actually can see flames in the darkness.
Sighet
Germany
Auschwitz
Berlin
The German phrase at the entrance to Auschwitz ("Arbeit macht frei") means ---.
"Work sets you free"
"Death is freedom"
"You will never be free"
"Germany is free"
One of the prisoners tells Elie to say he is --- instead of 14.
20
10
18
12
Why does Elie give his occupation as "farmer" rather than "student"?
The Germans were not educated and would get angry.
He had a better chance of surviving if the Germans thought he could work.
He had always wanted to be a farmer.
Where did Elie see his mother and sisters for the last time?
in the ghetto
upon arriving at Birkenau
in Sighet
on the train to Buna
"Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever."
