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Night Quiz 1

  • 1. Moché the Beadle was deported from Sighet because he was:
    •     Jewish
    •     A foreigner
    •     Homosexual
    •     A Social Democrat

  • 2. What was the most important thing that Moché taught Eliezer?
    •     To always remember his own faults even though those of his persecutors may seem far worse in comparison.
    •     To strive to love God unconditionally.
    •     To try to ask God the right questions, not to try to find the right answers.
    •     To live through persecution by focusing on future revenge.

  • 3. What emotion best describes the attitude of the Jewish community in Sighet towards the Germans during the first five years of World War II?
    •     Indifference
    •     Terror
    •     Enthusiasm
    •     Resentment

  • 4. During which Jewish holiday did the German persecution of the Jews in Sighet begin?
    •     Rosh Hashanah
    •     Yom Kippur
    •     Hannukah
    •     Passover

  • 5. How did Eliezer learn that the Jews were to be deported?
    •     He was stopped in the streets by a messenger from Budapest.
    •     His father heard from the Jewish Council.
    •     German soldiers forcibly drove families out of their homes.
    •     An official notice was sent to all the families in the community.

  • 6. Which of the following people did not try to warn Eliezer's family to try to escape?
    •     Moché the Beadle
    •     A member of the Hungarian police
    •     An old family servant
    •     Eliezer's uncle living in America

  • 7. Where are the Jews forced to wait the entire day before deportation?
    •     In the jail
    •     In an alleyway
    •     In the town hall
    •     In the synagogue

  • 8. What event initially caused Madame Schächter to lose her mind?
    •     She was separated from her husband and two sons.
    •     She was beaten by the Germans for trying to escape deportation by passing as Aryan.
    •     Her possessions were confiscated by the Hungarian police.
    •     Her mother was shot before her eyes by the Germans.

  • 9. Which concentration camp does Eliezer arrive at first?
    •     Treblinka
    •     Buna
    •     Buchenwald
    •     Auschwitz/Birkenau

  • 10. How old does Eliezer tell Dr. Mengele he is when he arrives at Birkenau?
    •     Twelve
    •     Twenty
    •     Eighteen
    •     Fourteen

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