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Trivia Flashcards

1
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What did Madame Schachter see in her vision?

A

a fire - a furnace with huge flames

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2
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What was Elie’s main motivation in the concentration camps?

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to stay alive for his father

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Why was it dangerous for the French girl to speak to Elie?

A

Because she was really Jewish

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4
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Why did Idek whip Elie?

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Because Elie tried to defend his father

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5
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Why did Elie give Franek his gold crown?

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To get Franek to stop beating Elie’s dad

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6
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After liberation, what was the only thing the prisoners were concerned with?

A

food

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7
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What almost killed Elie after the liberation?

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Dysentery

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8
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When Elie’s father is sick with Dysentery, what does he beg Elie for?

A

Water

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9
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What is a Kapo?

A

A prisoner with power

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10
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What happened to Elie’s mother?

A

She died shortly after arriving at Auschwitz

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11
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Why didn’t Elie fast on Yom Kippur?

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His father told him not to so he could keep his strength

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12
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Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play music by Beethoven?

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Jews weren’t allowed to play German music

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13
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Why was Elie placed in the hospital?

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His foot swelled from the cold and he needed an operation

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14
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What did some of the passengers do to quiet Madame Schacter?

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Hit her, knocked her out, and tied her up

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15
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What was the “compulsory formality” at the entrance of all the camps?

A

Going through the showers

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16
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What sort of identification was used on the prisoners?

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tattoos on the left arm

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17
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What was Juliek’s last act?

A

He played Beethoven

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18
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What happened to anyone who could not keep up with the march?

A

They were killed or trampled to death

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19
Q

What is a ghetto according to the book?

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A section of town where the Jews had to live that was surrounded by barbed wire.

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20
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What were the prisoners’ rations at each meal?

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Morning: black coffee
Midday: soup
Night: bread w/ something (usually soup)

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21
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True or False: The men were more depressed than ever after the bombing of Buna.

A

True

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22
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True or False: The young pipel was beloved by all in the camp

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True

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23
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True or False: Elie didn’t want to share his soup with his dying father, but did it anyway.

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False

24
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True or False: Elie and his father mad the right choice when they decided to evacuated two days after Elie’s foot surgery.

A

False

25
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True or False: Elie Wiesel was the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps.

A

False

26
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True or False: The Jews of Sighet had no warning that they were in danger until the Germans showed up in their village.

A

False

27
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True or False: 12 of the prisoners survived the 10-day train trip.

A

True

28
Q

True or False: Meir KAtz was trampled on teh march to Gliewitz.

A

False

29
Q

True or False: Moshe taught Elie Kabbalah

A

True

30
Q

True or False: All Germans were loyal to Hitler.

A

False

31
Q

“I’ve got more faith in _____ than in anyone else.”

A

Hitler

32
Q

“Long live liberty! My curse on ______!”

A

Germany

33
Q

“_____ is dead.”

A

God

34
Q

“That night, the soup tasted of ______.”

A

corpses

35
Q

“Hitler has made it clear that he will annihilate all Jews before the clock strikes _______.”

A

midnight

36
Q

Who survived to tell the stories of the camps?

A

Elie

37
Q

Who played Beethoven as an act of rebellion?

A

Juliek

38
Q

Who died of Dysentery?

A

Father

39
Q

Who had offered the Wiesel family safe refuge?

A

Martha

40
Q

Who was trampled to death during evacuation?

A

Zalman

41
Q

Who tormented Elie’s dad to get Elie’s tooth?

A

Franek

42
Q

Who had visions of the furnaces?

A

Madam Schrachter

43
Q

Who was the Kapo who had bouts of madness?

A

Idek

44
Q

Who was the Rabbi who searched for his son?

A

Eliahou

45
Q

Who died on the train?

A

Meir Katz

46
Q

Widely known for a bad reason:

A

Notorious

47
Q

Loaded down by something so that your progress is made more difficult:

A

Encumbered

48
Q

Loud, boisterous, and disorderly:

A

Raucous

49
Q

A person’s last name:

A

Surname

50
Q

People who are forced to leave a country:

A

Deportees

51
Q

Made thin due to starvation:

A

Emaciated

52
Q

A group of vehicles travelling together:

A

Convoy

53
Q

Lacking strength, weak:

A

Feeble

54
Q

The intentional destruction of something to help defeat a cause:

A

Sabotage

55
Q

An eyeglass for one eye:

A

Monocle

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