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WorksheetsNight Chapter 1 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the setting at the beginning of the narrative?
Norway, 1951
Sighet, 1941
England, 1931
Berlin, 1921
How is Moishe the Beadle described at the beginning of the novel?
Poor, jack-of-all-trades, awkward as a clown
Outgoing, wealthy, arrogant
Happy, silly, exciting
Tired, hardworking, selfless
Why was Elie Wiesel looking for a master?
To teach him how to read
To teach him the Zohar, Kabbalah, and Jewish mysticism
To teach him how to cook
To teach him how to serve the poor
Why did the people of Sighet remain unconcerned despite news of the gestapo approaching?
They knew that the Gestapo would not target Sighet
They believed that Hitler was not powerful enough to exterminate an entire population of people
They believed their religion would save them
They knew they could defeat the Gestapo if they had to
Which of the following was NOT an edict that the people of Sighet had to abide by?
Jews were prohibited from leaving their residences for three days, under penalty of death
Every Jew had to wear a yellow star
Jew could not be on the streets after six o’clock in the evening
Jews could no longer sing or chant
After Jews in Sighet were forced to follow decrees that limited their freedom, where were they forced to live?
Concentration camps
Ghettos
Cattle cars
Synagogues
What terrible news did Elie's father receive when summoned to a special meeting of the Jewish Council?
All children were to be taken
All young men were to be taken to fight in combat
Jews were to be transported
Elie's father was tried for treason
Why is Elie's backyard described as "a marketplace [with] valuable objects, precious rugs, silver candlesticks, Bibles... strewn over the dusty grounds..."?
His family was only allowed to take a few possessions- nothing else
Other Jews stole precious items to bribe the police
The Germans raided they house for valuables
His family sold valuables for money
When Elie and his family moved into the second, smaller ghetto, it was apparent that...
there was limited food and water available
the previous residents left in a haste
the previous residents were allowed to pack more that necessities
the previous residents lived luxuriously
How were Elie and his family transported to their unknown destination at the end of the chapter?
Marching
Cattle cars
Wagons
Trains
What was the primary occupation of Elie's father in Sighet?
A shopkeeper
A teacher
A farmer
A community leader
How did Moishe the Beadle escape the Nazis?
By pretending to be dead among bodies
By bribing a Nazi officer
By fleeing to Hungary
By hiding in a monastery
What opportunities to escape did the Wiesel family ignore? Select all that apply.
Safe haven with a former maid.
Living in an annex of their home.
Buying emigration papers to leave the continent.
Being warned by a member of the Gestapo.
What was the reaction of the Sighet community to Moishe the Beadle's warnings?
They prepared to leave Sighet immediately
They reported him to the authorities
They did not believe him and ignored his warnings
They organized a resistance movement
