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Night by Elie Wiesel Exam

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This novel falls into the ______________ genre.

a)

Science fiction

b)

Expository

c)

Autobiographical literary non-fiction/memoir

d)

Persuasive

2.
What was the main problem in this story?
a)
Moshe the Beadle was spreading rumors
b)
Eliezer and his father did not like spending time in the hospital
c)
Eliezer's father would not allow him to study the cabbala
d)
Eliezer and his father tried to protect themselves and each other in the concentration camp 
3.
What did the prisoners need to do during the selection?
a)
Prove they could read
b)
Dig a hole
c)
Take an oath
d)
Run 
4.
The narrator of the story is...
a)
Moshe
b)
Juliek
c)
Eliezer
d)
Franek 
5.
The fires that Madame Schachter saw were meant to prepare the reader for...
a)
Eliezer's burning fever when he hurt his foot
b)
The bombing of Auschwitz by the Russians
c)
The burning of people at the concentration camp
d)
The terrible drought destroying the farmland
6.
What did the head of the block say to try to persuade Eliezer to stop sharing his food with his father?
a)
Every man must take care of himself
b)
The hospital had special food for his father
c)
Eliezer's father was stealing food
d)
Juliek needed the food more than his father did
7.
Which of the following is NOT a reason people didn't believe Moshe's tale?
a)
He was a known liar
b)
He was mad/crazy
c)
He was imaginative
d)
He only wanted pity
8.
Why does Elie go to see the doctor?
a)
His tooth aches
b)
His head has been beaten 
c)
His foot is infected 
d)
He has been whipped 25 times
9.
In what point of view was Night written?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third limited
d)
third omniscient 
10.
Elie's greatest fear in the camp was
a)
being killed in his bunk by an inmate after his gold crown
b)
being sent to the crematorium while still alive
c)
being separated from his father
d)
that he might not ever see his mother and little sister again
11.
Died, along with Elie's mother
a)
Tzipora
b)
Bea
c)
Madame Schachter
d)
Hilda
12.
Ironically, immediately following liberation, Elie nearly died of pneumonia.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Played his violin for the prisoners until he was killed.
a)
Franek
b)
Idek
c)
Juliek
d)
Yossi
14.
When Idek beat Elie's father for no reason, Elie was angry 
a)
at himself for not being able to help
b)
at God because He was responsible
c)
at his father, for not knowing how to avoid the beating
d)
at Idek, for his irrational behavior
15.
What is Elie's job at Buna?
a)
Medical office
b)
In a shop
c)
Counting Parts
16.
Prisoners were told the gas chambers were a...
a)
Hospital
b)
Recreational Area
c)
Shower
17.
Who does the prisoner in the hospital bed next to Elie say he trusts most?
a)
The Doctor
b)
Hitler
c)
Elie
d)
His dad
18.
 How does Elie's Father die?
a)
Crematorium
b)
Cancer
c)
Shot
19.

Which demonstrates how the prisoners had become emaciated?

a)

They ate potato peelings and grass

b)

They had dysentery

c)

They get food poisoning when they're liberated

d)

They fit 100 people in a cattle car

20.

Elie's rebels against his religion during all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Fasting during Yom Kippur

b)

The first night in the ghetto

c)

When he is separated from his mother

d)

The hanging of the pipel

21.

Which camp does Elie arrive at first?

a)

Buchenwald

b)

Auschwitz Birkenau

c)

Buna

d)

Gliewitz

22.

Which best demonstrates dehumanization?

a)

The Star of David

b)

Losing the gold crown

c)

The cattle car transports

d)

Elie's father passing away

23.

Why mustn't the prisoners fall asleep in the snow?

a)

To sleep is to die

b)

The SS will kill them

c)

They will freeze

d)

They will miss the call to begin marching again

24.

Match the following character with their description.

a)

Franek

1.

Beats Elie's father because he wants Elie's gold crown.

b)

Idek

2.

Head Kapo - beat Elie for "walking in on him".

c)

Dr. Mengele

3.

Decides who lives and dies during the "selection".

d)

Rabbi

4.

His son leaves him during the death march.

e)

Juliek

5.

Friend of Elie's, a musician, plays the violin.

25.

Who said this quote?

"Fire! I see flames!

(a)  

26.

Who said "Men to the left! Women to the right!"?

a)

Elie

b)

Idek

c)

Dr. Mengele (Angel of Death)

d)

Shlomo

27.

True or false:

Kapos are prisoners given command over other prisoners.

(a)  

28.

Where did the story first take place? (Before they were deported)

a)

Berlin, Germany

b)

Sighet, Transylvania

c)

Moscow, Russia

d)

London, England

29.

Which matches the characterization of Moshe the Beadle?

a)

Antagonist of the story, lies, and secretly despises Elie

b)

Protagonist, main character, rich, Christian

c)

Tries to teach Elie Kabbalah and tries to warn Jews of the Nazis

d)

Died in a concentration camp after witnessing babies being shot

30.

What is significant of Elie's tattoo that he got at the camp?

4 lines
31.

What was a ghetto?

a)

A fancy house with staff to take care of the people

b)

Poor area with all different types of people

c)

Living with a family member

d)

Segregating Jews from everyone else

32.

What was the name that translates to "night of broken glass"?

a)

Rosh Hashannah

b)

Yom Kippur

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Hannukkah

33.

What is the prayer for the dead?

a)

Kaddish

b)

God's prayer

c)

Kabbalah

d)

Yiddish

34.

When was the book Night taken place?

a)

2022

b)

1944-1945

c)

1850

35.

On the train from Sighet, what does Madame Schacter envision?

a)

a fire in the darkness outside the car.

b)

A wolf

c)

everyone dying

d)

nothing she just sleeps

36.

What emotion BEST describes the attitude of the Jewish community in Sighet (and most of the world) towards the Germans during the beginning of WWII?

a)

Terror

b)

Hatred

c)

Anger

d)

Indifference

37.

From whom is Eliezer separated at Birkenau?

a)

His mothers and sisters

b)

Both his parents

c)

His father

d)

His entire family

38.

Why was Moshe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel?

a)

He became his Kabbalist

b)

They were best friends

c)

He was his brother

d)

He became his rival

39.

Which notorious SS officer did they meet at Auschwitz?

a)

Dr. Yusef Bey

b)

Dr. Strange

c)

Dr. Mengele

d)

Dr. Hippke

40.

What did the dentist want from Elie?

a)

His braces

b)

His gold tooth

c)

His silver tooth

d)

The scalpel he stole

41.
When Elie looks at himself for the first time in a mirror, what does he see staring back at him?
a)
a corpse
b)
a child
c)
a soldier
d)

a smile

42.
What was Elie told to lie about?
a)
His birthday
b)
His age
c)
His siblings 
d)
His height
43.
Madame Schatcher’s visions about fire are an example of what?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
irony
c)
simile
d)

metaphor

44.
What sight shakes Elie’s faith more than any other?
a)
The sight of his father being beaten
b)
The sight of burning babies and children in the crematory
c)
Seeing Madame Shachter scream about fire in the cattle car
d)
Seeing starved prisoners upon first arriving at Auschwitz
45.

The Jews were forced to wear green stars.

a)

True

b)

False

46.
Means “attention” in German
a)
Abuela
b)
Achtung
c)
Aryan
47.
Mystical teachings that attempt to unravel the hidden meaning of Hebrew scriptures
a)
Kabbala
b)
Talmud
c)
Fascist
48.
Religious authority of Orthodox Judaism containing ancient rabbinical writings.
a)
Talmud
b)
Hasidic
c)
Kaddish
49.

___ are prisoners given command over fellow prisoners.

a)

Kapos

b)

Gestapo

c)

Nazis

d)

Hungarianpolice

50.

Why was Elie angry with his God?

a)

Elie believed God created his misery and despair.

b)

He believed God created the world.

c)

Elie had given up on God completely.

d)

all of these

51.
Elie hears this in the middle of the night after arriving at Gleiwitz.....
a)
Children screaming
b)
Weeping women
c)
The sounds of a violin
d)
Bells
52.
What is the slogan for Auschwitz?
a)
"Work is Liberty"
b)
"Death to Jews"
c)
"Live Long and Prosper"
d)
"Germany Forever"
53.

The language spoken by most Jews is ____________.

a)

Yiddish

b)

Kapo

c)

Schustaffel

d)

Appelplatz