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Holocaust Unit: Quiz 1: Name: - Date: - RM

This document appears to be a quiz for a Holocaust unit. It contains questions about historical background of the Holocaust, definitions of literary terms, and comprehension questions about three books - Night, The Book Thief, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. The quiz is worth 30 points total and asks students to answer the questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. It provides context, point values, and questions about key events and ideas from the texts.

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Holocaust Unit: Quiz 1: Name: - Date: - RM

This document appears to be a quiz for a Holocaust unit. It contains questions about historical background of the Holocaust, definitions of literary terms, and comprehension questions about three books - Night, The Book Thief, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. The quiz is worth 30 points total and asks students to answer the questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. It provides context, point values, and questions about key events and ideas from the texts.

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Holocaust Unit: Quiz 1


This quiz is worth a total of 30 points. Please read all directions carefully and answer each question the best you can on a SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.

Historical Background (10 points)


Please answer each question in 3-5 complete sentences.

1) What does the term holocaust mean? Explain why this word is used to describe the mass murder of the Jewish people by Adolf Hitler. (5 pts.) 2) Explain what Hitlers idea of the master race was.(2 pts.) 3) What does the word Kristallnacht mean and what was the historical event that goes by this name? (2 pts.) 4) List two ways that the Nazis isolated the Jews.(2 pts.) 5) Briefly describe the Death Camp selection process. What was the reason for the selection? Who would have survived and who would not have? (4 pts.) Literary Elements (10 points) Define the following terms and provide an example. This could either be something that you create or one that we discussed on class. 1. Allegory 2. Imagery 3. Foreshadowing 4. Symbolism 5. Simile Reading Check Only answer the questions for the book that your class is reading!

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Night (10 points) 1) Why did Idek the Kapo make all the prisoners in Elis unit work in the warehouse on a Sunday? 2) Aside from the camp dentist, who else requested Elis gold0crowned tooth? 3) What were the last words of the youthful young man who was hung for stealing and what is the significance of these words? 4) What happened to the prisoner who tried to steal the soup during the air raid? The Book Thief (10 points) 1) What is the Jesse Owen Incident and what does this tell us about Rudy? 2) Who saw Liesel take the book from the fire and what does this person do as a result? 3) Who is Max Vandenburg and how is Mein Kampf his savior? 4) Explain what Death means when he says the following about Max: If they caught him tonight, at least he would die alive.pg. 168 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (10 points)
1) What is Brunos fathers job? 2) What happened when Bruno tried to build a tire swing? 3) Who helps him after the incident and why do you think his

mother wants to lie about this to his father? Thinking about how Nazis view Jews will help you answer this one. 4) Why does Brunos grandmother storm out of the house on Christmas day? What does this tell us about her?

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