"Night" Background & Chapter 1

6.2 Million people died in the Holocaust. How many of them were killed at Auschwitz?

• 960,000

• 1.1 Million

• 6,000

• 20,000

What year did Elie Wiesel arrive at Auschwitz?

• 1941

• 1942

• 1944

• 1945

What were the sections of Auschwitz called?

• It was one camp called Auschwitz

• It was separated into male prison called Birkenau and a female prison called Buna

• Three sections - Auschwitz 1, Auschwitz 2/Birkenau, and Buna

• Auschwitz, Dachau, and Birkenau

The process of determining who lived and died upon arrival at the camps was called

• Picking

• Selection

• Strategizing

• Choosing

Which of the following is NOT an example of items that the Nazis took from prisoners at Auschwitz?

• Clothing

• Suitcases

• Hair

• Bones

Why did the people being taken to Auschwitz pack suitcases?

• They wanted to have personal items

• The Nazis told them in hopes that they would bring valuables to steal

• They needed documents to identify themselves

• They expected to be relocated and thought they would get them back

After surviving the Holocaust, Wiesel became a ___________.

• journalist/writer

• teacher

• activist

• All of These

"NIght" was published...

• immediately after Wiesel escaped from Auschwitz

• during Wiesel's imprisonment at Auschwitz

• In the years after Wiesel died

• Several years after Wiesel's liberation from the German camps

What is the best description of the relationsip between Wiesel's experiences during the Holocaust and his adult career?

• Wiesel's experiences in the Holocaust led him to seek a career punishing those who were guilty of war crimes

• Wiesel's exeriences during the Holocaust led him directly to a career in education teaching others about genocide

• Wiesel's experiences in the Holocaust drove him to become a publisher so that others could tell their survival stories

• Wiesel's experiences the in Holocaust inspired him to become an activist and advocate for human rights.

Elie Wiesel received the highest honor from the United States Holocaust Museum, and it was eventually named for him. What does this suggest about his life, work, and career after surviving the Holocaust?

• His writing and work were highly-regarded and reflected the mission of the museum.

• His literary work focuses solely on fictional stories about the Holocaust.

• His career is mostly recognized by museums and archivists.

• His work is mostly forgotten and has very little influence outside the musuem.