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Night Chapter 1 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the setting at the beginning of the narrative?

a)

Norway, 1951

b)

Sighet, 1941

c)

England, 1931

d)

Berlin, 1921

2.

How is Moishe the Beadle described at the beginning of the novel?

a)

Poor, jack-of-all-trades, awkward as a clown

b)

Outgoing, wealthy, arrogant

c)

Happy, silly, exciting

d)

Tired, hardworking, selfless

3.

Why was Elie Wiesel looking for a master?

a)

To teach him how to read

b)

To teach him the Zohar, Kabbalah, and Jewish mysticism

c)

To teach him how to cook

d)

To teach him how to serve the poor

4.

Why did the people of Sighet remain unconcerned despite news of the gestapo approaching?

a)

They knew that the Gestapo would not target Sighet

b)

They believed that Hitler was not powerful enough to exterminate an entire population of people

c)

They believed their religion would save them

d)

They knew they could defeat the Gestapo if they had to

5.

Which of the following was NOT an edict that the people of Sighet had to abide by?

a)

Jews were prohibited from leaving their residences for three days, under penalty of death

b)

Every Jew had to wear a yellow star

c)

Jew could not be on the streets after six o’clock in the evening

d)

Jews could no longer sing or chant

6.

After Jews in Sighet were forced to follow decrees that limited their freedom, where were they forced to live?

a)

Concentration camps

b)

Ghettos

c)

Cattle cars

d)

Synagogues

7.

What terrible news did Elie's father receive when summoned to a special meeting of the Jewish Council?

a)

All children were to be taken

b)

All young men were to be taken to fight in combat

c)

Jews were to be transported

d)

Elie's father was tried for treason

8.

Why is Elie's backyard described as "a marketplace [with] valuable objects, precious rugs, silver candlesticks, Bibles... strewn over the dusty grounds..."?

a)

His family was only allowed to take a few possessions- nothing else

b)

Other Jews stole precious items to bribe the police

c)

The Germans raided they house for valuables

d)

His family sold valuables for money

9.

When Elie and his family moved into the second, smaller ghetto, it was apparent that...

a)

there was limited food and water available

b)

the previous residents left in a haste

c)

the previous residents were allowed to pack more that necessities

d)

the previous residents lived luxuriously

10.

How were Elie and his family transported to their unknown destination at the end of the chapter?

a)

Marching

b)

Cattle cars

c)

Wagons

d)

Trains

11.

What was the primary occupation of Elie's father in Sighet?

a)

A shopkeeper

b)

A teacher

c)

A farmer

d)

A community leader

12.

How did Moishe the Beadle escape the Nazis?

a)

By pretending to be dead among bodies

b)

By bribing a Nazi officer

c)

By fleeing to Hungary

d)

By hiding in a monastery

13.

What opportunities to escape did the Wiesel family ignore? Select all that apply.

a)

Safe haven with a former maid.

b)

Living in an annex of their home.

c)

Buying emigration papers to leave the continent.

d)

Being warned by a member of the Gestapo.

14.

What was the reaction of the Sighet community to Moishe the Beadle's warnings?

a)

They prepared to leave Sighet immediately

b)

They reported him to the authorities

c)

They did not believe him and ignored his warnings

d)

They organized a resistance movement

15.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
ghetto 
d)
Holocaust