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Night Chapter 1

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the first character introduced in Night?
a)
Elie's mother
b)
Moshe the Beadle
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Elie Wiesel
2.

Is Moshe the Beadle an active citizen?

a)

Yes, he risks his own life to go back to Sughet and warn other about the horror he witnessed.

b)

No, he was only concerned about his own well-being and told no one about what he experienced.

3.
How many sisters does Elie have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
Why is Moshe the Beadle deported?
a)
He is a foreign Jew
b)
He is wanted for a crime he committed
c)
He is disabled
d)
None of the above
5.
Who tries to warn the Jews of Sighet that they are in danger of being deported? 
a)
Elie's mother
b)
Elie
c)
Elie's father
d)
Moshe the Beadle
6.
What makes Elie different from most kids his age?
a)
He is kind to Jews
b)
He is deeply religious (pious)
c)
He worries about the war
d)
He is close to his father
7.
Wiesel writes, Monday passed like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first daylight hours."  What is the purpose of this simile?
a)
To demonstrate the fear that the Jews felt
b)
To help the reader get a better visual of the sky
c)
To show that time passed quickly
d)
None of the above
8.
What news does Elie's father receive at the late-night council meeting?
a)
The Jews of Sighet would be killed immediately
b)
The Jews of Sighet would be deported to a concentration camp
c)
The Jews of Sighet would be deported to America
d)
The Jews of Sighet will be deported in the morning to an unknown destination
9.
Wiesel calls the second ghetto "an open tomb."  This metaphor is used to foreshadow what theme?
a)
silence
b)
death
c)
suffering
d)
None of the above
10.
Where were Elie and his family sent before being deported?
a)
The synogague
b)
A smaller ghetto
c)
To the basement of a neighbor's house
d)
None of the above
11.
In what year does Elie's story begin?
a)
1841
b)
1941
c)
1943
d)
1944
12.

How old is Elie when the story begins?

a)

11

b)

13

c)

16

d)

12

13.
The term anti-semitism refers to:
a)
hatred of minorities
b)
hatred of Jews
c)
none of the above
d)
hatred of the disabled
14.

Hitler's use of the word "exterminate" was purposeful in creating a negative view of Jews - as if they were not really human beings.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When the foreign Jews were deported, the Jews of Sighet say, "Well, what do you expect? This is war." This is an example of ...

a)

prejudice

b)

hate

c)

rationalization

d)

silence

16.

How does Elie view Moishe?

a)

He appreciates him

b)

He is scared of him

c)

He thinks he wants attention

d)

He hates him

17.

While in Sighet and the ghetto, Elie is __________ about the events occurring around him.

a)

scared

b)

panicked

c)

naive

d)

pessimistic

18.

What is the mood in Sighet before the deportations occur?

a)

Panicked

b)

Pessimistic

c)

Optimistic

d)

Fearful

19.

What town is Elie from?

a)

Romania

b)

Budapest

c)

Sighet

d)

Buna

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