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"Night" by Elie Wiesel | 10 Question Literature Multiple Choice Quiz

This quiz is based on Elie Wiesel's autobiographical book, "Night", that tells of the horrors he encountered in various concentration camps. Elie Wiesel was awarded the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize.

A multiple-choice quiz by nikkichicki8. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nikkichicki8

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,097

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1353

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (8/10), Guest 136 (7/10), Guest 104 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does Elie want to do that his father is opposed to? Hint

become a Christian

help run the family shop

quit school

study the Kabbalah

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Question 2 of 10

2. The German soldiers were polite when they first came to Elie's village.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which camp were Elie and his family taken to first? Hint

Buna

Gleiwitz

Buchenwald

Birkenau

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the main food staple during Elie's stay in the concentration camps? Hint

coffee and beans

rice and water

bread and soup

potatoes and bread

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Question 5 of 10

5. What ironic words are inscribed on the doors of Auschwitz? Hint

"No danger here!"

"Work is honorable!"

"Death will not come!"

"Work sets you free!"

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was Elie assigned to work when he was at the Buna camp? Hint

in the fields

in the mines

in a warehouse

in the crematorium

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Question 7 of 10

7. When is the only time Elie does not enjoy his meal? Hint

when the young boy is hanged

after he was whipped

when the camp is bombed

after the selection

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Question 8 of 10

8. Elie fasts for Yom Kippur.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is Elie's inheritance from his father? Hint

his boots

soap and a rag

nothing

a knife and spoon

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the first thing Elie did when he was freed from the camp? Hint

searched for his family

went to sleep

took a bath

ate

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does Elie want to do that his father is opposed to?

Answer: study the Kabbalah

Elie's father tells Elie that he is too young to study the Kabbalah. According to his father, he has to be thirty to begin to study the world of mysticism.

2. The German soldiers were polite when they first came to Elie's village.

Answer: True

They were polite when they first came to Elie's village. Later on they started to enforce the cruel laws.

3. Which camp were Elie and his family taken to first?

Answer: Birkenau

After they got off the train, they were sent to Birkenau, which was the reception center for Auschwitz.

4. What was the main food staple during Elie's stay in the concentration camps?

Answer: bread and soup

In the concentration camps, the common foods were bread and soup and sometimes coffee for breakfast. Near the end, they weren't being fed at all for days at a time.

5. What ironic words are inscribed on the doors of Auschwitz?

Answer: "Work sets you free!"

The German words are "arbeit macht frei", which translates to "work sets you free". This is the first thing Elie sees of Auschwitz, which of course is a lie.

6. Where was Elie assigned to work when he was at the Buna camp?

Answer: in a warehouse

Elie and his father assigned to a warehouse for electrical equipment under a man named Idek.

7. When is the only time Elie does not enjoy his meal?

Answer: when the young boy is hanged

When the young boy with "the face of a sad angel" was hanged, Elie remembers his soup tasting like corpses.

8. Elie fasts for Yom Kippur.

Answer: False

Elie decides not to fast for Yom Kippur not only to keep his strength up, but also as a sign of defiance against God for putting him in this position.

9. What is Elie's inheritance from his father?

Answer: a knife and spoon

When his father was picked during the selection, he gives Elie his only possesions: a knife and spoon. Later, Elie finds out that his father somehow escapes selection.

10. What was the first thing Elie did when he was freed from the camp?

Answer: ate

After being released, all Elie cared about was food. He contracted food poisoning from eating too much.

Source: Author nikkichicki8

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