"Night" By Elie Wiesel - Chapters Analysis Test

The use of the term "antisemitic" helps readers understand the dehumanization and brutality inflicted upon Jewish people by the Nazis, shaping the overall theme of suffering and survival. How is the term "antisemitic" defined within the context of the book "Night"?

• Refers to relationship between the Jewish people and the soldiers.
• Refers to the prejudice, discrimination, and hatred specifically targeted towards Jewish individuals.
• The systematic oppression, violence, and marginalization faced by Jews in concentration camps.

Understanding the term "penury" is crucial as it helps emphasize the harsh realities and challenges experienced by individuals during that time period. How is the word "penury" defined in the text "Night"?

• Refers to extreme poverty or destitution.
• Refers to bankruptcy.
• Refers to the neediness of humans.
• Refers to extreme wealth.

What are some themes revealed in Night? Select all that apply.

• Dehumanization creates human cruelty.
• The darkest depths of human cruelty and the struggle for survival in the face of unimaginable horror.
• The emotional and psychological toll of such trauma.
• The loss of innocence, the fragility of life, and the search for meaning in the midst of profound suffering

What is the central idea of the excerpt?

• Resistance by maintaining faith.
• The practice of faith during a traumatic experience.
• The loss of faith and the questioning of God's presence.
• The loss of family and freinds.

Which quote best supports the central idea found?

• "On the last day of the Jewish year, the child is present at the solemn ceremony of Rosh Hashanah. He hears thousands of slaves cry out in unison, "Blessed be the Almighty!"
• “I no longer pleaded for anything. I was no longer able to lament. On the contrary, I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused. My eyes had opened and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without God, without man”.
• “And how many devout Jews endured such a death? On that most horrible day, even among all those other bad days, when the child witnessed the hanging”.
• “Human creature, humiliated and offended in ways that are in-conceivable to the mind or the heart, defies the blind and deaf divinity”.

Which figurative language is used in this sentence? "There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention"

• Personification
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

Which theme does the other prisoners' behavior toward Eliezer's father help to convey?

• Violence has no place in the modern world.
• Despite cruel treatment, an individual's spark of humanity is never lost.
• It is important to bear witness to crimes against humanity.
• Inhumane treatment causes people to lose their humanity.

Read this passage. In this excerpt, Wiesel describes how his fellow inmates at Auschwitz behaved in the barracks. excerpt from Night by Elie Wiesel Some of the men spoke of God: His mysterious ways, the sins of the Jewish people, and the redemption to come. As for me, I had ceased to pray. I concurred with Job! I was not denying His existence, but I doubted His absolute justice. What does this excerpt imply about Wiesel?

• He considers his fellow inmates to be naive and foolish.
• His faith in God has been deeply shaken by his experiences.
• His religion is more important to him now than ever before.
• He longs to believe in God as he once did.

In the concentration camp hospital, Elie Wiesel's neighbor says he has lost faith in everything except

• God
• death
• Hitler
• Eliezer

How does Elie Wiesel's struggle with faith in the concentration camp reflect his inner turmoil?

• It strengthens his belief in a benevolent higher power.
• It leads to a complete loss of faith.
• It has no impact on his beliefs.
• It causes him to question the existence of a higher power.