Night+Quiz+Chapter+One

Directions: List the correct letter for each question on a seperate piece of paper. Number your paper from 1 to 15. Place your name, period number, and the date in the upper right hand corner of your paper. 1. What year does the story begin? A.  1931 B.  1941 C.  1930 D.  1944 2. How old is Eliezer Weisel when the story begins? A. 15 B. 16 C. 14 D. 12 3. The town of Sighet is located in: A. Germany B. Poland C. Transylvania D. Russia 4. How many siblings does Elie have? A. Two older brothers B. Two older sisters C. One older sister and one younger sister D. Two older sisters and one younger sister 5. What does Elie like to study? A. Jewish history B. The Talmud and the Kabbalah C. Music D. Journalism 6. Who tries to warn the Jews of Sighet about the German murder of Jews? A. The local school master B. The Rabbi C. Elie’s father D. Moishe the Beadle 7. What happened to the foreign Jews that were the first to be expelled from Sighet? A. They are sent off to the concentration camps B. They were forced to dig mass graves for themselves and then shot C. They were deported to the United States D. They were rounded up in the town square and shot 8. Why are the Jewish citizens of Sighet not concerned when the German soldiers first occupy their town? A. They feel the war will soon be over and the Germans will be defeated B. They are confident that the United Nations will not let anything happen to them C. They have an escape plan D. The Germans are polite at first 9. What does Elie’s father do when the Germans confiscate all the Jewish valuable? A. He buries their valuables in the cellar B. He ships their valuables out of the country to relatives in the United States C. He firmly tells the German soldiers that he will not give them their valuables D. He reluctantly turns over their valuables to the German soldiers 10. What does Elie’s father do for a living? A. He is a school teacher B. He is a rabbi C. He runs a store D. He is the town mayor 11. What restrictions do the Germans place upon the Jewish citizens of Sighet? A. They can not eat in restaurants B. They can not ride the trains C. They can not attend synagogue D. All of the above 12. What are the Jewish people of Sighet forced to wear? A. Pin striped work clothes B. Name tags C. Yellow stars D. Special caps 13. Why are the Jewish people not particularly upset when they are herded into ghettos? A. They feel that they must obey the law B. They feel that this is being done for their own protection C. The housing is much better D. They are grateful that they are among their own kind 14. What do the Jewish mothers do when the Germans round up the families for transportation from the ghetto? A. They try to escape with their children B. They cook eggs, roast meats, bake cakes, and sew backpacks C. They hide in their basements D. They begin a revolt 15. How are the Jews transported from the ghettos in Sighet to Auschwitz? A. They are forced to march B. They are transported via trucks C. They are transported in cattle cars via train D. They are loaded onto German airplanes
 * Multiple Choice Quiz for Night: Chapter One **