WorksheetsMaus Quiz - Kolbe
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 35mins
Why does a German woman tell the American soldiers to arrest Vladek and his friend Shivek?
Vladek and Shivek wear her husband’s clothes.
Vladek and Shivek steal the woman’s jewelry.
Vladek and Shivek sleep in the woman’s house.
Vladek and Shivek eat in the woman’s kitchen.
Vladek and Shivek break the woman’s chandelier.
In what state of the U.S. are Vladek and Mala residing when they get back together?
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Florida
Louisiana
The soldiers that liberate Vladek and his friend Shivek are from which country?
The liberating soldiers are from Russia.
The liberating soldiers are from Great Britain.
The liberating soldiers are from the United States.
The liberating soldiers are from France.
The liberating soldiers are from Canada.
Which two characters are reunited on the very last page of Art Spiegelman’s Maus?
(a)
What type of exercise does Vladek Spiegelman engage in while telling his story to Artie?
Vladek takes Artie for a run in the park.
Vladek takes Artie for a walk in the park.
Vladek does sit-ups and push-ups in the living room.
Vladek does chin-ups in the garage.
Vladek pedals on a stationary exercise bicycle.
Which famous movie actor did people say that Vladek looked like when he was a young man?
Clark Gable from the movie Red Dust.
Douglas Fairbanks from the movie Robin Hood.
John Barrymore from the movie On the Quiet.
Charlie Chaplin from the movie The Kid.
Rudolph Valentino from the movie The Sheik.
Which of the following sentences best describes the character of Lucia Greenberg?
Lucia is a beautiful woman from a rich family.
Lucia is a beautiful woman from a poor family.
Lucia is an ugly woman from a rich family.
Lucia is an ugly woman from a poor family.
Lucia is a sensitive woman from a rich family.
What does Vladek put in the “very nice frame” that he places on his chest of drawers?
Vladek frames his college diploma.
Vladek frames a photograph of Lucia.
Vladek frames a photograph of Anja.
Vladek frames his marriage certificate.
Vladek frames his textiles business certificate.
What does Vladek write down after he peeks into Anja Zylberberg’s closet?
He writes Anja’s address in his address book.
He writes Anja’s phone number in his holodex.
He writes the names of Anja’s previous boyfriends.
He writes the names of Anja’s pills.
He writes the grades on Anja’s report card.
What does Lucia Greenberg write in the letter that she sends to Anja Zylberberg?
Lucia congratulates Anja on her recent engagement to Vladek.
Lucia warns Anja that Vladek is already engaged to marry Lucia.
Lucia alleges that Vladek has a lot of girlfriends and that he’s marrying Anja for her money.
Lucia describes Vladek as a charismatic and generous person who would make a great husband.
Lucia describes Vladek as a calculating and suspicious person who would make a bad husband.
“It says you have a very bad reputation in Czestochowa, […] that you have a lot of girlfriends, […] and that you’re marrying me for my money!”
Artie Spiegelman
Vladek Spiegelman
Lucia Greenberg
Anja Zylberberg
Mala
What is the definition of "dowry"?
The business of making or buying fabric
Bound or pledged to get married
A sum of money given to a husband at marriage
The common opinion of a person
What is Vladek depicted as counting on the opening page of the second chapter?
Vladek counts the shoes in his closet.
Vladek counts the jackets in his closet.
Vladek counts the pens in his desk.
Vladek counts his daily dosage of pills.
Why do the Polish police arrest the seamstress who lives next door to Vladek and Anja?
The seamstress hides Communist papers for Anja.
The seamstress steals clothes from Vladek.
The seamstress steals food from the grocery store.
The seamstress is plotting to blow up a factory.
What do Vladek and Anja see when they look out the window while on a train to the sanitarium?
They see a Nazi flag hanging in the center of town.
They see a man being attacked by rabid dogs.
They see a girl being bullied by some of her friends.
They see a group of children fishing in a lake.
They see a herd of sheep grazing on a hillside.
What activities do Vladek and Anja engage in while staying at the sanitarium?
They watch television in their room.
They play chess in their room.
The swim in a pool and watch movies.
They play chess and watch movies.
They walk through gardens and dance in the cafe.
Which of the following sentences best describes the condition of the elderly Vladek’s eyes?
Vladek has two perfect eyes.
Vladek has cataracts in both eyes.
Vladek has one perfect eye and one glass eye.
Vladek has one perfect eye and one eye with a cataract.
Vladek has one glass eye and one eye with a cataract.
“Listen, Vladek… I didn’t want you to worry while you were at the sanitarium, but — […] The Bielsko factory has been robbed!” (38).
Artie
Vladek
Anja
Mr. Zylberberg (Anja’s father)
Janina (governess)
“Mrs. Spiegelman — how can you say such a thing. I think of you as part of my own family!” (39).
Artie
Vladek
Anja
Mr. Zylberberg (Anja’s father)
Janina (governess)
What is the definition of a sanitarium?
A facility that offers therapeutic treatment
A house of worship for people of Jewish faith
A person who rents an apartment
Showing discrimination against Jewish people
What is the definition of a synagogue?
A house of worship for people of Jewish faith
A woman hired to care for a young child
A person who rents an apartment
Showing discrimination against Jewish people
How does Vladek’s father get released from serving 25 years in the Russian army in Siberia?
Vladek’s father breaks both of his arms.
Vladek’s father breaks both of his legs.
Vladek’s father pulls out 14 of his teeth.
Vladek’s father goes on a starvation diet for a year.
When Vladek is a soldier in the Polish army, whom or what does he shoot and kill?
Vladek shoots a German soldier hiding in a river.
Vladek shoots a German soldier disguised as a tree.
Vladek shoots a general leading the German army.
Vladek shoots a pilot flying a German war plane.
When Vladek is a prisoner of war, what do the Germans force him to make “spotlessly clean”?
The Germans make Vladek clean their ammunition.
The Germans make Vladek clean their tanks.
The Germans make Vladek clean their airplanes.
The Germans make Vladek clean their clothing.
The Germans make Vladek clean a horse stable.
What does Artie spill onto the carpet of his father’s living room?
Artie spills Vladek’s pills.
Artie spills his own pills.
Artie spills a bottle of water.
Artie spills ashes from a cigarette.
Artie spills a deck of cards.
Why does Richieu cry when he is finally reunited with his father, Vladek?
He is scratched by the texture of Vladek’s jacket.
He finds the buttons on Vladek’s coat to be cold.
He is frightened by Vladek’s loud voice.
He is scared of the pig mask that Vladek wears.
They walk through gardens and dance in the cafe.
Which of Artie’s possessions does Vladek throw away in the garbage can?
Vladek throws away Artie’s briefcase.
Vladek throws away Artie’s drawings.
Vladek throws away Artie’s vest.
Vladek throws away Artie’s coat.
Vladek throws away Artie’s umbrella.
What does the word "systematic" mean?
Done in a methodical or organized manner
A close friend or companion
Perfectly or immaculately; without blemish
No longer fresh; tasteless
What broken fixture in his home does Vladek hope that Artie will fix?
A leak in the washing machine
A leak in the refrigerator
A leak in the drain pipe
A flat tire on the stationary bicycle
What happens when Anja’s father attempts to sell his bedroom furniture to a German officer?
The officer decides he doesn’t want the furniture.
The officer pays him a high price for the furniture.
The officer pays him a low price for the furniture.
The officer takes the furniture and pays nothing.
The Germans attempt to make an example of four Jews who are caught trading on the black market. How do the Germans kill the four Jews?
The Germans stone the four Jews in the square.
The Germans send the four Jews to the guillotine.
The Germans shoot the four Jews by firing squad.
The Germans hang the four Jews in the street.
The Germans starve the four Jews in a jail cell.
Where do Anja’s 90-year-old grandparents hide when the Germans are rounding up the elderly?
They hide in the attic.
They hide in the basement.
They hide in a bedroom closet.
They hide in a bunker in the storage shed.
They hide in an office building.
What does Vladek’s father do when he realizes that his daughter Fela and her four children were sent to the “bad side” of the stadium?
He switches places with Fela and her children.
He climbs over a fence so that he can support Fela.
He helps Fela’s children sneak onto the “good side.”
He hands all his valuables to Fela through the fence.
He reaches through the fence and gives Fela a hug.
What is Artie looking for at the end of the chapter when he searches through Vladek’s shelves in the den?
Artie is searching for Vladek’s passport.
Artie is searching for Vladek’s bank statements.
Artie is searching for Vladek’s pills.
Artie is searching for a pack of cigarettes.
Artie is searching for Anja’s diaries.
“I’ll never give up my baby, never!” (83). Who speaks this quotation?
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Vladek’s father
“Ach. When I think now of them, it still makes me cry…. Look — even from my dead eye tears are coming out!” (86). Who speaks this quotation?
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Vladek’s father
“He’s more attached to things than to people!” (95). Who speaks this quotation?
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Vladek’s father
What is the definition of a "tailor"?
A manager in charge of other workers
A person who makes or alters garments
A place where people buy and sell goods illegally
A residential building where people can recover
What is the title of the 4-page comic included in the middle of this chapter?
Suicide and Survivor Guilt
A Family Tragedy
Prisoner on the Hell Planet
Deferred Trauma
Echoes Down the Corridor
What does Anja's sister, Tosha, always carry around her neck?
Tosha carries a key to Mr. Zylberberg's house.
Tosha carries a vial of poison.
Tosha carries a good luck charm.
Tosha carries a necklace with the Star of David.
Tosha carries a compass.
How does Haskel Spiegelman smuggle Vladek, Anja, and Lolek out of the building in Srodula from which Jews are being shipped to Auschwitz?
He carries them out in pails used to carry food.
He leads them out through an underground tunnel.
He leads them out through a secret back entrance.
He leads them out by jumping across two rooftops.
He drives them out in a covered wagon.
Which two characters is Haskel unable to smuggle out from the building in Srodula?
Wolfe and Tosha
Tosha and Bibi
Lonia and Richieu
Artie and Vladek
Mr. Zylberberg and his wife, Matka
Which ingredient does Vladek's cousin, Pesach, accidentally add to a cake?
Condensed milk
Poppy seeds
Powdered sugar
Lemon rind
Laundry soap
"He seems depressed. It could be that comic strip you once made — the one about your mother" (101).
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Tosha (Anja's sister)
"Well, mom, if you're listening... Congratulations! You've committed the perfect crime. [...] You put me here,... shortened all my circuits,... cut my nerve endings,... and crossed my wires! [...] You murdered me, mommy, and you left me here to take the rap!!!" (105).
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Tosha (Anja's sister)
"No! [...] I won't go to their gas chambers! [...] And my children won't go to their gas chambers" (111).
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Tosha (Anja's sister)
"In case anything bad happens to me, you must run right away over here. Therefore I arranged for you this key. [...] Take everything out from the safe. Otherwise it can go only to taxes. Or Mala will grab it" (128).
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Tosha (Anja's sister)
Use the word "resentful" as an adjective in a sentence.
To which “big-shot cartoonist” is Vladek referring when he asserts that someday Artie “will be famous like … what’s-his-name” (135)?
Winsor McCay, creator of Little Nemo
Ernie Bushmiller, creator of Nancy
Jack Kirby, creator of X-Men
Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts
Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse
In the chapter called “Mouse Trap,” which of the following locations do Vladek and Anja spend the night in?
A barn on Kawka’s farm
A storage locker in Mrs. Motonowa’s cellar
The pit of a construction site
All of the above
Where does Vladek find his cousin Miloch hiding with his wife and their 3-year-old boy?
They hide in a field behind children’s playground.
They hide in a bunker inside a garbage pit.
They hide in the woods of a large forest.
They hide on the roof of a synagogue.
They hide in the basement of a synagogue.
What happens when a group of smugglers escort Vladek and Anja on a train bound for Hungary?
They make it across the border to Hungary.
The train is diverted to Czechoslovakia.
The train is diverted to France.
The smugglers betray Vladek and Anja to the Nazis.
Vladek and Anja decide to get off in Katowice.
What has Vladek done with Anja’s notebooks?
Vladek stored the notebooks in a safety deposit box.
Vladek locked the notebooks in a desk drawer.
Vladek sent the notebooks to his cousin Miloch.
Vladek threw the notebooks into the trash.
Vladek burned the notebooks.
“Fah! I went through the camps. […] All our friends went through the camps. Nobody is like him!” (133).
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Mrs. Motonowa
“It’s something that worries me about the book I’m doing about him. […] In some ways he’s just like the racist caricature of the miserly old Jew” (133).
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Mrs. Motonowa
“Well, my husband writes that he’s coming home for his 10-day vacation. […] If he knew you were here he’d throw us all out. But, don’t worry…. You’ll be all right in my cellar” (149).
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Mrs. Motonowa
“Heil Hitler. […] Don’t be afraid, little ones. I’m not a Jew. I won’t hurt you” (151).
Artie
Mala
Vladek
Anja
Mrs. Motonowa
What is the definition of "pauper"?
A) A package or wrapped bundle
B) The outer edge or periphery of a place
C) A very poor person
D) An exaggerated representation of a person
What is the definition of "caricature"?
A) A package or wrapped bundle
B) The outer edge or periphery of a place
C) Very reluctant to spend money; frugal
D) An exaggerated representation of a person
Vladek and Anja hang a photo of which family member in their bedroom while living in the U.S.?
Anja’s father, Mr. Zylberberg
Anja’s mother, Matka
Anja’s sister, Tosha
Their first child, Richieu
Where does Mala go to leave Vladek?
Mala travels with Vladek to the Catskill Mountains.
Mala moved in with Artie and Françoise in Queens.
Mala leaves Vladek for their condo in Florida.
Mala flew to visit her relatives in Poland.
What is the name of the prisoner in Auschwitz who attempts to make do with oversized pants, one shoe, and a piece of string for a belt?
Vladek
Mandelbaum
The Polish priest
All of the above
What does Vladek receive in exchange for teaching English to a kapo (or block supervisor)?
A breakfast of eggs, meat, coffee, and rolls
A new set of clothes and leather shoes for himself
A pair of shoes, belt, and spoon for Mendelbaum
All of the above
Which of the following characters never makes it out of Auschwitz?
The Polish priest
Mandelbaum
Mandelbaum’s nephew, Abraham
All of the above
“They didn’t talk about Richieu, but that photo was a kind of reproach. He’d have become a doctor, and married a wealthy Jewish girl. … The creep. […] It’s spooky to have sibling rivalry with a snapshot” (175).
Artie
Françoise (Artie’s wife)
Vladek
The Polish priest
Mandelbaum
