Night/Holocaust test Flashcards
Acerbic
Tone of harshness or severity
Apathetic
Having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent or unresponsive
Benevolent
Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
Cynical
Bitterly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic; sneering
Didactic
Intended for in struction; instructive
Elegiac
Expressing sorrow or lamentation
Fatalistic
An acceptance of events as inevitable
Foreboding
A strong feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil
Reverent
Deeply respectful; showing great esteem
Melancholic
Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
6 million
When did World War II begin?
September 1st, 1939
What started WWII?
Germany invaded Poland
What was Hitler’s private army called?
The SS
How large was Auschwitz?
5,000 football fields or 6,720 acres
How old was Elie Wiesel when he arrived in Birkenau?
15
The last time Wiesel saw his last sister Tzipora, what was she wearing?
Red Coat
Over 60 years after the Holocaust, what answers does Wiesel say he has found?
0
Wiesel refers to Auschwitz as a?
Factory of Death
By 1944, ______ ________ Jews a day arrived at Auschwitz.
8,600 Hungarian Jews
Auschwitz II or Birkenau contained ____ gas chambers
4 gas chambers
Approximately _____% of arrivals were immediately sent to the gas chambers. Those who lived became _____.
75%; workers
Average life span of a laborer?
4 months
When did Wiesel move to Auschwitz 1?
1944
