Night Comprehensive Exam

Which phrase best describes the attitude of Sighet’s Jews before they are put on the trains?

• fighting mad

• Blind to the truth

• Blindly loyal to the Nazi cause

• Wise in the ways of the world

What does it say on the gate at Auschwitz?

• “Work is liberty”

• “Abandon all hope ye who enter here”

• Men to the left, women to the right

• May His name be blessed

Which of these mistaken decisions does Elie Wiesel make?

• He refuses to leaves Sighet for Palestine when his father begs him to go

• He refuses to hide with a Christian family when his mother begs him to go

• He refuses to stay in the hospital when the Russian Army is advancing

• All of the above

For Elie Wiesel, which of the following was tested during his years in the camps?

• His faith in God

• His love for his father

• His humanity

• All of the above

In the end, which members of Elie Wiesel’s family perish?

• His father

• His sister, Tzipora

• His mother

• All of the above

What town do Elie and his family come from?

• Budapest

• Gleiwitz

• Sighet

• Warsaw

Upon his return to Sighet, what does Moshe the Beadle attempt to do?

• Warn the Jews about what will happen to them

• Find his faith in Elie

• Teach cabbala to the young

• Create a resistance movement

On what day are Elie and his family deported from the ghetto?

• Christmas Day

• Yom Kippur

• On the Sabbath

• Passover

On the train to Auschwitz, what does Madam Schachter have visions of?

• Burning pits of fire

• The Angel of Death

• Food

• Her son leaving her behind

In the selection process, for what were the inmates selected?

• Work details

• Field trips outside the concentration camps

• Public humiliation

• Death