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1"Night" is the only written memoir by Elie Wiesel.
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Where is Eliezer originally from?
- AGermany
- BAustria
- CTransylvania
- DFrance
3What is the name of the character who tries to tell Eliezer's community about the horrors of what happened to the foreign Jews he/she was with on the deportation trains? (Hint: He was said to be a lunatic, and ignored.)
- AEliezer
- BMoshe the Beadle
- CMadame Schächter
- DRabbi Eliahou
4Which camp is Eliezer housed in throughout the majority of his memoir?
- AAuschwitz-Birkenau
- BChelmno
- CGleiwitz
- DBuchenwald
5At which camp does Eliezer's father die?
- AAuschwitz-Birkenau
- BChelmno
- CGleiwitz
- DBuchenwald
6What is the name of the work camp Eliezer and his father are sent to?
- ABroma
- BBirkenau
- CBelzec
- DBuna
7What are Eliezer and his family told as they pull into Auschwitz?
- AThat they are going to be exterminated shortly.
- BThat they have arrived at a labor camp where they will be treated well and kept together as families.
- CThat they must pay for their sins through hard work and starvation.
- DThat they have to separate and give up what's left of their belongings.
8What is the name of the woman who screams that she can see fires in the distance? (Hint: She has a ten-year old son)
- AMadame Schächter
- BBéa
- CHilda
- DTzipora
9What smell does Eliezer describe upon arriving at Birkenau on the train?
- AThe smell of dead corpses
- BThe smell of poisonous gas
- CThe smell of burning flesh
- DThe smell of human waste
10On which "block" are Eliezer and his father housed?
- AThe musicians' block
- BThe electricians' block
- CThe mechanics' block
- DThe farmers' block
11What is the name of the Jewish violinist Eliezer meets upon moving into the musicians' block?
- AFranek
- BJuliek
- CInek
- DWe never get his name
12What happens to the dentist that's supposed to extract Eliezer's gold tooth?
- AHe is found to be a Jew and is executed.
- BHe gets into a fight with a Jewish prisoner who kills him.
- CHe gets caught stealing food and beat to death.
- DHe is condemned to hanging for illegally trading in gold teeth.
13What is a Kapo?
- AA head guard at a concentration camp
- BA prisoner conscripted by the Nazis to police other prisoners
- CA caretaker assigned to each block, responsible for getting each prisoner's food for them
- DThe soldier responsible for the furnaces
14Who is the Kapo on Eliezer's block at Auschwitz?
- AMier Katz
- BZalman
- CStein
- DIdek
15How is Eliezer's gold tooth removed?
- AWith brass tongs
- BWith a rusty spoon
- CWith a dull pocket knife
- DIt is never removed
16What happens to the man who crawls to the soup that is left alone in an attempt to eat some?
- AHe is shot as soon as he reaches the bowl and lifts himself to drink from it
- BHe knocks the bowl over and faces execution via hanging
- CHe is captured and tortured before he is executed
- DHe gets soup and safely makes it back
17The prisoners are too jaded to cry when the little boy associated with the resistance is hung.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Where does Eliezer say God is during the hanging of the little boy?
- AProtecting others
- BNo where to be found
- CWith the Nazis
- DHanging with the little boy on the gallows
19Eliezer observes Yom Kippur by fasting with the rest of the Jewish people around him.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20What happens to the Jews in the infirmary after the rest are evacuated?
- AThey are executed
- BThey are burned alive
- CThey are freed by the Russians only days later
- DThey are left alone with their conditions, and die before anyone reaches them
21What does Eliezer injure just before he is evacuated to Buna with the rest?
- AHis knee
- BHis foot
- CHis neck
- DHis wrist
22What happens to Zalman, the boy who was running next to Eliezer?
- AHe gets ahead of Eliezer and Eliezer never sees him again
- BHe begins attacking others in an effort to survive
- CHe fights his way next to Eliezer the entire time, and they both survive
- DHe cannot take running anymore, stops, and is trampled to death
23What did Rabbi Eliahou's son do to him during their run in the snow to Buna?
- AHe ran ahead of him when it seemed his father would not make it
- BHe kicked him down when his father pleaded for support
- CHe let go of his hand, and died in the snow
- DHe helped him and they made it to the abandoned village together
24Eliezer gets a chance to sleep when they reach Gleiwitz.
- ATrue
- BFalse
25What did the German townspeople throw to the Jewish prisoners on the train out of Gleiwitz? (Hint: A son beats his father to death for it, before he is beaten to death himself)
- AWater
- BCake
- CBread
- DMoney
26Eliezer's father dies on the train to Gleiwitz.
- ATrue
- BFalse
27Of the 100 Jews brought on the train to Gleiwitz, how many survived?
- A98
- B65
- C26
- D12
28Eliezer's father dies from both dysentery and physical abuse.
- ATrue
- BFalse
29What year is Eliezer finally freed?
- A1944
- B1945
- C1946
30Finally, what does Eliezer say he sees when he looks at himself in the mirror after all this time?
- AA ghost
- BA corpse
- CA monster
- DAn animal
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- This is a quiz on the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel. It covers basic characters, plot, and context of the memoir/novel written by Wiesel.
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