11. What Did Elie Witness As a Child?

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Introduction-20 Matching:

1. Auschwitz A. The identifying mark required of all Jews 2. concentration camp B. Shipping of Jews from their homes to work camps or concentration 3. genocide camps 4. anti-Semitism C. What Eli Weisel took as an oath because he could not speak of what 5. Rosh Hashanah happened to 6 million Jews 6. Adolph Hitler D. To annihilate a particular race 7. Star of David E. Dislike of the Jewish race 8. Ghetto F. The holiest day of the Jewish calendar 9. The Diary of Anne Frank G. Dictator whose goal was to exterminate Jews 10. Crematory H. Old man who witnessed the German genocide and tried to warn others I. German police officers J. Place where bodies were burned K. The deadliest and biggest concentration camp L. A state in Hungary where Elie is from M. Written account of a Jewish girl whose family hid from the Nazis N. Section of town walled off for Jews to live O. A collection point for Jews where they were to either be exterminated or made to work

11. What did Elie witness as a child? A. His parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters taken to the gas chambers B. His mother and sisters disappear into the gas chambers C. His father beaten to death by German soldiers D. All of these 12. How many Jews like Elie are affected by Hitler’s Fascist regime? A. Over 6 million B. 600,000 C. 60,000 D. 6,000 13. The reason more Jews did not know what was happening under Hitler is _____. A. Because the Gestapo kept it a secret B. Because their movements were not broadcast on the radio C. Because Jews who described what they knew were thought to be ‘mad’ D. They were all killed 14. The night he watched smoke rising from the bodies of his family members, Elie was unable to celebrate what Jewish holiday? A. Hanukkah B. Yom Kippur C. Rosh Hashanah D. New Year’s 15. Elie’s hometown is A. Berlin B. Holland C. Paris D. Sighet, Transylvania 16. In what year does Elie’s story begin? A. 1940 B. 1941 C. 1942 D. 1992 17. How did Moshe the Beadle help Elie? A. He warned Elie about what the Germans were doing B. He helped him study the cabbala and Jewish spirituality C. He hid Elie’s family when the Germans deported their city D. All of these 18. Why did Mosh the Beadle have to be deported? A. Because he was a religious teacher B. He was caught holding Jewish religious service C. He was caught trying to sabotage German war efforts D. He was a foreign Jew 19. Where does Elie beg his father to move? A. London B. USA C. Palestine D. Spain 20. What does Elie father hide in the basement? A. A family B. A store of food for the coming occupation C. The Torah D. Money and jewelry 21-44 21. When he is standing and sleeping, of what doe Elie dream? A. Death B. A bed and his mother C. His father D. He has nightmares about burning babies 22. Why is Elie’s father struck by a Gypsy who guards their barracks? A. His father looked the man is the eye B. His father was beaten often because he looked “strong” C. His father asked where the bathrooms were 23. How were the Jews sorted when they got off the cattle trains? A. Children to the left and adults to the right B. Men to the left and women to the right C. Old weak or sick to the left and healthy to the right D. None of these 24. Despite being only fourteen years old, what age does another experienced prisoner tell him to give? A. 16 B. 17 C. 18 D. 21 25. The same prisoner tells Elie’s 50 year old father to say he is _____ years old. A. 55 B. 60 C. 40 D. 45 26. A crematorium is _____. A. A place where dairy products are made B. A place where dead bodies are burned C. A place where dead bodies are gathered for mass burial D. None of these 27. When they all believe that they wre heade to the crematorium, the Jews recited the Kaddish, which is _____. A. A prayer for the dead B. A prayer for deliverance C. A type of general Lord’s prayer D. Verses from the Torah/holy book 28. The prisoners were all disinfected with _____. A. Lye soap B. Chlorine water that burned their skin C. Lysol D. Petrol/gasoline 29. Elie prays an improvised prayer to thank God for mud because _____. A. the mud relieved the burning from disinfectant B. it hides the newness of his shoes C. ist was soft to stand in and kept his feet warm D. it soothed his feet 30. Durng their stay at Auschwitz, Elie and his father are approached by ____. A. An SS officer B. A German citizen who wants to help C. A relative D. An American 31. One of their fellow prisoners explained their suffering as ______. A. The base cruelty of men B. A test of God C. The concept of a madman D. Martyrdom (dying for a cause) 32. Why didn’t the younger men revolt when they first were brought to Aushcwitz? A. The older members told them to keep their faith B. The SS officers put guns in their faces C. The stench of burning flesh made them too weak D. None of these 33. What did Madame Schachter keep wailing in the cattle train? A. Fire! Fire! B. Water! Water! C. My God, why have you forsaken me? D. Let me die! Let me die! 34. A plaque at the concentration camp read: A. Work or Die B. Long Live Hitler C. Auschwitz D. Work is Liberty 35. Each time Elie and his father change camps, they are ____. A. Moved by trained B. Hose down and disinfected C. Beaten severely D. All of these 36. The Jews on the cattle trains were packed so tightly they could not sit down. A. True B. False 37. When the train stops at Auschwitz, the Jews believed that families would not be split up. A. True B. False 38. Elie says he would rather be hanged than be burned in the furnace. A. True B. False 39. When they are stripped naked, the only possession they are allowed to keep is their underwear. A. True B. False 40. The barber shaves everyone’s head and body hair. A. True B. False 44-67 41. When moving to Buna, Elie and his father are told that ______. A. It is a good camp B. It is a bad camp C. They will be freed D. They will be sent to the crematory 42. While in Buna, if you are to go to a particular camp, the camp to avoid is ______. A. The farming unit B. The latrine unit C. The building unit D. The crematory unit 43. To stay with his father, Elie is asked for ______from one of the other prisoners. A. His gold teeth B. His belt C. His shoes D. This ration of bread 44. When Elie visits the dentist, he ______. A. Has his teeth removed B. Has his gold teeth removed C. Has his appointment postponed because he is “sick” D. Passes out 45. The building Elie and his father work is houses _____. A. Other prisoners B. Electrical equipment C. Explosives D. Firearms 46. The young boys who were treated nicely by the Germans were ____. A. Being molested B. Not Jewish C. Aryan D. Adopted 47. The dentist Elie visited was hanged because he was accused of ____. A. Dealing on the sly B. Stealing soup C. Stealing bread D. Insulting an SS officer 48. When Elie was whipped, he _____. A. Cursed the Germans B. Passed out C. Wanted it to happen to his father D. Saved by the Americans 49. For over an hour, the Jews rejoice at the sounds of ______. A. An air raid B. The announcement that more soup would be made available C. German soldiers marching away to war D. A train horn 50. When one young prisoner is caught stealing soup, he is ______. A. Whipped B. Hanged C. Shot D. Sent to the crematory 51. The last thought that Elie mentions in the chapter is the soup tasting _____. A. Like corpses B. Especially good C. Bitter D. Like dirt 52. According to this chapter, how many prisoners were in this camp? A. Fewer than 6000 B. More than 15000 C. More than 10000 D. 500 53. When Elie was beaten in the beginning of the chapter, it was because ____. A. He happened to be in the way B. He broke an important piece of equipment C. He talked back to his supervisor D. He refused to walk in step 54. While Elie was being beaten in the beginning of this chapter, he claims that his silence was ______. A. Mistaken for defiance B. True defiance C. A result of becoming accustomed to the violence D. All of these 55. The young girl who helped Elie after his initial beating was ______. A. Spanish B. German C. Jewish D. French 56. The foreman who insisted on getting Elie’s gold crown was ______. A. Idek B. Kapek C. Franek D. Hanged 57. As Elie watches two prisoners being hanged, what question does he hear whispered from behind him? A. Where is Justice? B. What did they do wrong? C. Are they to hang every one of us? D. Where is God? 58. When Elie’s gold crown is removed, it is ______. A. Painless B. From a pole with rotten teeth C. While he is being whipped D. With a rusty spoon 59. When Elie sees his father being beaten, he feels ______. A. Anger B. Shame C. Regret D. Sorrow 60. The Germans were able to break the spirits of the prisoners by doing all but which of the following? A. Stripping them of their possessions B. Starving them C. Executing prisoners in public D. Beating each of them once a day