Night Chapter 1 & 2

Front

What does the term 'selection' mean to the Jews in the context of the Holocaust?

Back

It means they are chosen to go to the crematorium.

Front

How would you describe the conditions inside the cattle car during transport to concentration camps?

Back

The conditions were cramped.

Front

What was the final destination of the train transporting Elie and other prisoners?

Back

Auschwitz (Birkenau).

Front

What do the prisoners observe upon their arrival at the concentration camp?

Back

They see the chimneys with enormous furnaces.

Front

Were Elie and his family among the first to leave the ghetto?

Back

False.

Front

What is the significance of Auschwitz in the context of the Holocaust?

Back

Auschwitz was one of the largest and most notorious concentration and extermination camps.

Front

What role did cattle cars play in the transportation of Jews during the Holocaust?

Back

Cattle cars were used to transport Jews to concentration camps under inhumane conditions.

Front

What emotions might the prisoners have felt upon seeing the chimneys at the camp?

Back

They likely felt fear, despair, and horror upon realizing the purpose of the chimneys.

Front

What does the term 'ghetto' refer to in the context of the Holocaust?

Back

A ghetto was a section of a city where Jews were forced to live, often in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.

Front

How did the experience of being transported to a concentration camp affect the prisoners psychologically?

Back

The experience likely caused trauma, fear, and a sense of hopelessness.