People to
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People to
Know 2
Night 1
Night 2
Figurative
Language
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People to Know 1
Question
The notorious Nazi who wrote down Elie’s number.
a. Juliek
b. Dr. Mengele
c. Hitler
Answer
Dr. Mengele
Question
The Kapo who beat Elie in the warehouse.
a. Idek
b. Juliek
c. Meir Katz
Answer
Idek
Question
She lost her mind and screamed about fire.
a. Rabbi Eliahou
b. Akiba Drumer
c. Madame Schachter
Answer
Madame Schachter
Question
He played his violin the night he died.
a. Idek
b. Elie
c. Juliek
Answer
Juliek
Question
Man who saved Elie from being strangled.
a. Meir Katz
b. Juliek
c. Yossi
Answer
Meir Katz
People to Know 2
Question
Elie hoped he would not desert his father, like this
man’s son did.
a. Josef Mengele
b. Rabbi Eliahou
c. Akiba Drumer
Answer
Rabbi Eliahou
Question
This is what the author’s family called him.
a. Elie
b. Eliezer
c. Eli
Answer
Eliezer
Question
A cultured shopkeeper, he was “more concerned
about others than his own family.”
a. Elie
b. Mr. Wiesel
c. Rabbi Eliahou
Answer
Mr. Wiesel
Question
When he lost his faith, he died and the others forgot
to say Kaddish as they had promised.
a. Franek
b. Alphonse
c. Akiba Drumer
Answer
Akiba Drumer
Question
The younger sister of the author who disappeared
with her mother.
a. Tzipora
b. Tibi
c. Zalman
Answer
Tzipora
Night 1
Question
The narrator describes which of the following time
periods:
a. 1914-1917, when Wiesel was in his twenties
b. 1923-1926, when Wiesel was a pre-teen
c. 1943-1946, when Wiesel was a teenager
Answer
1943-1946, when Wiesel was a teenager
Question
Elie Wiesel’s family probably would have
avoided the concentration camp if they had
a. Refused to get into the cattle car.
b. Bribed the SS officers instead of burying
their money
c. Fled to Palestine when Moshe warned
them
Answer
Fled to Palestine when Moshe warned them
Question
When Wiesel first saw children murdered at
Birkenau, he
a. Prayed for the Lord’s protection from death
b. Rebelled against a Lord who would allow this to
happen
c. Told himself this must be part of the Lord’s plan
Answer
Rebelled against a Lord who would allow this to
happen
Question
An SS officer announced that those who
_________________ would die in the furnaces.
a. Could not work
b. Wore yellow stars
c. Had numbers on their arms
Answer
Could not work
Question
The young Pole and others who stole food during air
raid alerts were…
a. Hanged
b. Given reduced rations
c. Beaten
Answer
Hanged
Night 2
Question
When thousands attended a Rosh Hashanah service
in the camp, Wiesel
a. Fasted
b. Did not join the prayers
c. Spoke the blessing
Answer
Did not join the prayers
Question
Wiesel had an operation on his
a. Foot
b. Hand
c. Eye
Answer
Foot
Question
If Wiesel had remained in the hospital, he would
probably soon have been
a. Exterminated
b. Liberated
c. The subject of experimentation
Answer
Liberated
Question
Wiesel saw German workmen laugh as prisoners
fought to the death over
a. A gold coin
b. A game of cards
c. A crust of bread
Answer
Crust of Bread
Question
When the prisoners were finally liberated from
Buchenwald, their first thought was of
a. Revenge
b. Their families
c. Food
Answer
Food
Figurative Language
Question
“And he began beating him with an iron bar. At first,
my father simply doubled over under the blows, but
then he seemed to break in two like an old tree
struck by lightning.”
Answer
Simile
Question
“As for my mother, she was walking, her face a mask
without word, deep in thought.”
Answer
Metaphor
Question
“My throat was dry and the words were choking me.
Paralyzing my lips”
Answer
Personification
Question
“This conversation lasted no more than a few
seconds. It seemed like an eternity.”
Answer
Hyperbole
Question
Category 5 question for 50 points
Answer
Category 5 answer for 50 points