Night: Chapter 1 and 2 Quiz
What did Moshe the Beadle tell the people on his return from being deported?
The foreign Jews dug their own graves and were killed.
How many sisters does Eliezer have?
Three: Bea, Hilda, and Tzipora
What major world event was going on in Chapter 1?
World War II
Elie Wiesel said he began to hate them because they were his first oppressors. Who were they?
the Hungarian police
Learn the following events in chronological order:
1. Germans arrested the Jewish community leaders. 2. Jewish residents were not allowed to leave their homes for three days. 3. The Jews had to start wearing the yellow star. 4. Two ghettos were set up. 5. Jewish residents were to be deported.
What years does Chapter 1 cover?
1941-45
Elie begins to lose faith in God as he watched the flames in the furnace. A. True B. False
A.
The first head of Elie and his father's block is removed from his position for being too kind. A. True B. False
A.
What type of comparison is "Everywhere rooms lay open...An open tomb."? A. metaphor B. simile C. personification D. foreshadowing
A.
When Elie witnesses Idek with the girl, he is beaten with a whip. A. True B. False
A.
When the SS officer orders, "Men to the left! Women to the right!" Elie is forever separated from his mother and sister. A. True B. False
A.
According to Moshe, which is more important, asking God questions or asking God the "right" questions?
Asking God the right questions.
Elie becomes known as the number: A. A-7775 B. A-7713 C. A-6501 D. A-2190
B.
Franek, the foreman, treats Elie's father with kindness despite his inability to march. A. True B. False
B.
How many people ride on each train car? A. 50 B. 80 C. 100 D. 120
B.
Idek, the Kapo in charge of the prisoners, treats the men kindly. A. True B. False
B.
One of the prisoners tells Elie and his father to lie about their occupations. A. True B. False
B.
The dentist takes great care in examining the prisoners' mouths because he wants to make sure they have good dental hygiene. A. True B. False
B.
What news does Elie's father return with after his late-night meeting of the council? A. They are going to be sent to Auschwitz. B. They are going to be deported, destination unknown. C. They are going to Palestine. D. They are going to America.
B.
Who did Elie Wiesel get to help train him in the cabbala? A. his father B. Moshe the Beadle C. his rabbi D. his grandfather
B.
Elie calls the pipel a: A. "face of God" B. "beautiful" C. "sad-eyed angel." D. "broken heart"
C.
Which of the following was NOT a detail from the description of Moshe's stories from when he was deported to Galicia? A. he describes babies being used as target practice. B. He describes people digging their own graves. C. He describes his wife's death. D. He describes faking his own death in order to escape
C.
What does Madame Schachter imagine she sees during the train ride? A. dead babies B. gas chambers C. the future D. fire
D.
When Madame Schachter hallucinations come true, this is an example of A. metaphor B. simile C. personification D. foreshadowing
D.
Which of the following is NOT a detail of the scene in which the ghetto is evacuated? A. The day was hot. B. The people could have nothing to eat or drink. C. Many items were left abandoned in the street. D. The Hungarian police did not beat old people, women and children
D.
Which of the following is a reason people didn't believe Moshe's tales? A. They thought he just wanted attention. B. They thought he was crazy. C. They thought he wanted their pity. D. All of the above
D.
Who found the teacher for Elie? A. his father B. Moshe the Beadle C. his rabbi D. himself
D.
Night setting/time place
During the course of his story (and the book), we move from the Translyvanian town of Sighet to a Jewish ghetto (still in Sighet), to a cattle car, then a series of concentration camps—first, Birkenau, then Auschwitz, then Buna, and last Buchenwald.
Who wrote Night?
Elie Wiesel
How did Elie's father react at the time of deportation by the Hungarian police?
He cried--and it was the first time Elie had ever seen his father cry.
Give a precise description of Elie's father.
He displayed little emotion, even to his family. He was consulted by people in Sighet for advice. He was a shopkeeper.
Describe Moshe the Beadle.
He worked at the synagogue. He was very poor, but people were not embarrassed by him. He was timid, with dreamy eyes, and did not speak much.
Why was Moshe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel?
Moshe became his cabbalist, or instructor in mystical faith.
Did Elie's father order his family to go into hiding with Martha?
No
How many people believed Moshe's story and prepared to leave Sighet?
None
Describe one technique used by the German army to psychologically abuse--or play "mind games"--with the Jews of Sighet before they deported them.
The German army used the Jewish synagogue as a holding room before deportation. The Jews' house of worship had been destroyed, vandalized. They were locked inside the synagogue for 24 hours and even had to use the corners of the room for a bathroom.
How did the German soldiers act when they first arrived in Sighet? Why did they act this way?
The German soldiers were calm and polite, even smiling at times. One German officer gave a woman a box of chocolates. They acted this way in order to gain trust and get the Jews to let down their guard.
