Night intro & p.1-14 Vocab
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does 'inconceivable' refer to?
"The fate of the Jews of the small town in Transylvania called Sighet; their blindness as they confronted a destiny from which they would have still had time to flee; the inconceivable passivity with which they surrendered to it, deaf to the warnings and pleas of a witness" (Wiesel).
Unimaginable
Acceptance
Believable
Incredible
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of 'martyrdom'?
"He was one of them! He had seen his mother, a beloved little sister, and most of his family, except his father and two other sisters, disappear in a furnace fueled by living creatures. As for his father, the boy had to witness his martyrdom day after day and, finally, his agony and death" (Wiesel).
Death or suffering for one's beliefs
Formal proclamation
Religious belief
Immoral behavior
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does 'passivity' refer to?
"The fate of the Jews of the small town in Transylvania called Sighet; their blindness as they confronted a destiny from which they would have still had time to flee; the inconceivable passivity with which they surrendered to it, deaf to the warnings and pleas of a witness" (Wiesel).
Accepting what happens
Immoral behavior
Formal proclamation
Wanting great quantities of something
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of 'abomination'?
"Have we ever considered the consequence of a less visible, less striking abomination, yet the worst of all, for those of us who have faith: the death of God in the soul of a child who suddenly faces absolute evil?" (Wiesel).
Formal proclamation
Thing that causes disgust
Accepting what happens
Wanting great quantities of something
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is 'Beadle'?
"They called him Moishe the Beadle , as if his entire life he had never had a surname" (3).
The title for the Mayor
One who takes care of a Jewish house of worship
An insect
A title for a homeless person
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is a 'surname'?
"They called him Moishe the Beadle , as if his entire life he had never had a surname" (3).
Formal proclamation
Devouring great quantities of something
Accepting what happens
Last name
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does 'penury' mean?
He was poor and lived in utter penury . As a rule, our townspeople, while they did help the needy, did not particularly like them. Moishe the Beadle was the exception" (3).
Formal proclamation
Devouring great quantities of something
Accepting what happens
Extreme poverty
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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