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Quiz on 'Night' by Elie Wiesel

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of "Night"?

a)

Moishe the Beadle

b)

Elie Wiesel

c)

Dr. Mengele

d)

Madame Schachter

2.

What type of book is "Night"?

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Memoir

d)

Fantasy

3.

What years does "Night" take place between?

a)

1939-1945

b)

1941-1945

c)

1944-1945

d)

1942-1944

4.

What is the setting of the first section of "Night"?

a)

Auschwitz

b)

Sighet

c)

Warsaw

d)

Berlin

5.

What words are inscribed on the doors of Auschwitz?

a)

Freedom for All

b)

Work Sets You Free

c)

Peace and Unity

d)

Justice and Equality

6.

What is the significance of the tattoos on Jewish people's arms?

a)

Identification numbers

b)

Religious symbols

c)

Family crests

d)

Inspirational quotes

7.

Which character is known as a religious figure in "Night"?

a)

Moishe the Beadle

b)

Dr. Mengele

c)

Idek

d)

Juliek

8.

What does the term "Gestapo" refer to?

a)

A Jewish holiday

b)

A Nazi secret police

c)

A type of food

d)

A religious text

9.

What is the "Talmud"?

a)

A Jewish religious text

b)

A type of clothing

c)

A historical event

d)

A musical instrument

10.

What does "Kristallnacht" refer to?

a)

A peaceful protest

b)

A night of broken glass

c)

A religious festival

d)

A military victory

11.

What happened to Rabbi Eliahou?

a)

He gets trampled by during the march to Burma

b)

He is beaten to death by his own son

c)

He was shot

d)

He died of dysentery

12.

How old was Elie when he first arrived at Auschwitz?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

13.

What did Moishe the Beadle say he witnessed when he came back to SIget?

a)

People digging their own graves

b)

The gestapo making tattoos

c)

The SS using babies as target practice

d)

People being lined up at gas chambers.

14.

What surprised Meir Katz on the train?

a)

That he could still pick people up.

b)

That he was given clothes

c)

That they were not just shot dead.

d)

That people were turning on one another.

15.

How many people got out of the last train car with Elie

a)

10

b)

12

c)

25

d)

36

16.

Rosh Hashanah is:

a)

A Day of Atonement

b)

A Day to Fast

c)

A Holy Prayer

d)

The Jewish New Year

17.

On the Sabbath, Jewish people are expected to:

a)

Fast

b)

Rest

c)

Eat

d)

Sleep

18.

Yom Kippur is:

a)

The Day of Atonement

b)

The Day to Rest

c)

They Day to Bow to the West

d)

The Day to Play Spin the Dreidel

19.

Idek, the cruel kapo is:

a)

Jewish

b)

German

c)

Polish

d)

Transylvanian

20.

What is Juliek not allowed to play?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Vivaldi

c)

Bach

d)

Mozart