English - Night Unit Test

Franek the foreman wanted Eli's gold crown because __.

Of wealth.

After the young boy was hanged, the inmates stated that the soup tasted like __.

Corpses, because of the horrible sight of that hanging.

Eli caught Idek doing something with a female which caused him to be __.

Whipped by Idek.

All Juliek had was his violin, which represented __.

His whole family and gave him life and hope.

On January 29, 1945, __.

Eli's father died.

The patients in the infirmary were rumored to be __.

Killed during evacuation, but were liberated by the Russians.

During the march, Rabi Eliahu's son __.

Left him to run up to the front to avoid being killed.

Eli won the Nobel Prize for __.

His heartbreaking story and inspiring others to share their experiences.

Define Antisemitism.

Hatred of Jews or the concept of Jews.

What does the term Genocide refer to?

The deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group.

What is the Final Solution?

Hitler's program of systematically killing the entire Jewish people.

What is a Ghetto?

A separate section of a city where members of a minority group are forced to live.

Define Aryan Race in the context of Nazi ideology.

The pure Germanic race, suggested by the Nazis to be superior non-Jewish Caucasian.

What is Propaganda?

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize.

Define Memoir.

Nonfiction, an account of the author's personal experiences during a particular time.

What does the term Red Army refer to?

The name of the Soviet Union’s military.

What are Death Marches?

The marches imposed on prisoners by the Nazis to prevent their liberation by the allied forces.

What is a foreman?

The leader of a work crew.

Define Kapo.

A Nazi concentration camp prisoner who supervised others in return for privileges.

What is meant by barracks?

A building or group of buildings used to house prisoners.

What is a Pipel?

German for a young apprentice or assistant, in this case an assistant to the Kapos.

What is a Blockalteste?

The block elder and inmate functionary in charge of a single concentration camp barracks.

What does SS stand for?

Nazi secret police; in charge of death camps.

Define wizened.

Dry, shrunken, wrinkled.

What is an edict?

An official order.

What does Tone refer to in writing?

The attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

What does Eli lose while imprisoned in a concentration camp?

Family members, including his mother and three sisters.

Why did Wiesel keep silent about his experience during the holocaust?

He felt guilty about surviving when so many died.

What prize did Eli win?

The Nobel Prize.

When did Eli Wiesel die?

He died in 2016 at age 87.