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Surviving Hitler Quiz Ch.1-5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Before the war, what was Jack's life like?
a)
He was poor and his family suffered a lot
b)
He lived comfortably and had a loving family
c)
His family were very religious Jews
d)
His family was to blame for many of the problems in Poland
2.
What did Jack's father do when it became clear that Poland would go to war with Germany?
a)
His father sent the family to live with his father in a small village
b)
His father sent the family to live with his wife's brother in a small village
c)
The family stayed in the city of Gdansk
d)
The family went into hiding
3.

What did Jack’s sister leave her family to do?

a)

Jadzia left so she could go to school.

b)

Jadzia left so that she could find their father.

c)

Jadzia left to become a nurse.

d)

Jadzia left to help her aunt and uncle with their baby.

4.

In chapter one, why did Papa NOT go to grandfather's house?

a)

He feared for his own safety

b)

He feared for their safety

c)

He wanted to stay close to the business and house

d)

He wanted Jack to protect the family

5.
Why was Jack's father unable to join them in the village?
a)
His father died
b)
His father had to continue working
c)
His father was sent to a concentration camp
d)
His father joined the Polish army and fought Germany
6.
How was Jack treated in the Polish village?
a)
For the first time, he was discriminated against because he was Jewish
b)
The people welcomed him and his family and treated them kindly
c)
The people ignored him and acted like he didn't exist
d)
He was treated the same as he was in the city of Gdynia
7.
How does Jack become separated from his mom and brother after they are forced to leave the ghetto?
a)
Jack shows the Nazis his note allowing him to work as a electrician
b)
Jack can't find them after they get off the train
c)
older boys are separated from women and children
8.
Who were the Kapos?
a)
German prisoners, often Jews in charge of other prisoners
b)
Nazi's in-training
c)
People who cleaned the concentration camps
d)
Prisoners who escaped the concentration camp
9.
What are some of the ways prisoners are treated subhuman in the concentration camp?
a)
They are not given enough food
b)
Their clothes and personal belongings are taken away
c)
They are forced to have a number tattooed on their body
d)
all of the above
10.

What was his explanation for why the Nazis gave prisoners numbers?

a)

The Nazis didn't want to remember all the confusing Jewish names.

b)

The Jews no longer wanted names because they no longer felt human.

c)

They needed to keep track of everyone and numbers were easier.

d)

This was the Nazis way of dehumanizing the prisoners.

11.

Jack describes a moment as "the worst moment in my life." What was this moment?

a)

When Jack left his Grandfather's home.

b)

When Jack's camp was liberated, and he became free

c)

When Jack was separated from Mama and Jakob

d)

When he had dysentery and had to escape the sick barracks.

12.

The novel Surviving Hitler is a(n)

a)

romance novel

b)

memoir

c)

autobiography

d)

historical fiction based on Jack's life

13.

Jack became an expert at......?

a)

being an electrician.

b)

finding food for his mom and brother.

c)

avoiding soldiers.

d)

building houses.

14.

What color star did the Jewish prisoners have to wear?

a)

pink

b)

yellow

c)

red

d)

blue

15.

Hitler blamed the Jews for many problems in Germany. Jews were the __________________.

a)

scapegoats

b)

emigrated

c)

anti-semitic

d)

frauleins

16.

Many Jews faced _____________ or expulsion from a country.

a)

oppression

b)

persecution

c)

occupation

d)

deportation

17.

A furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes is a ____________________

a)

latrine

b)

verbatim

c)

truncheon

d)

crematorium

18.

What does the Star of David represent?

a)

Symbol of Judaism

b)

Yellow sun

c)

New beginnings

d)

Concentration Camp

19.

What did Jack always keep with him in hopes of escaping capture?

a)

A worker's permit

b)

A letter from a Nazi electrician

c)

The Star of David

d)

One of his parents' weapons

20.

Domination, cruelty, and persecution of Jewish people is known as ____.

a)

Hitler

b)

Anti-Semitism

c)

Racism

d)

Judaism

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