Night Quiz
Use your knowledge of Night and of critical literary
analysis to answer these questions.
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DATE
Wiesel struggles with his faith when imprisoned in the concentration camps, and
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feels the absence of God from his life. This is an example of what kind of conflict?
A Man vs. Society
B Man vs. Nature
C Man vs. Self
D Man vs. Man
2Which symbol used in Night represents imprisonment?
ANight
BFire
CCorpses
D Barbed wire
1, when Elie tells of how his father was not worried about the order for all
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to wear the yellow star, he says, “Poor Father! Of what then did you die?” This is
an example of which literary device?
A Rhetorical question
BSimile
CPersonification
D Narrative Point of View
6, Elie remembers seeing Rabbi Eliahou’s son purposely distancing himself
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the Rabbi during the march. By contrasting his actions to those of Elie, Rabbi
Eliahou’s son can be seen as what?
A A foil to Elie
B An antagonist
CA static character
D A flat character
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Night Quiz
Use your knowledge of Night and of critical literary
analysis to answer these questions.
NAME
DATE
5Which excerpt from the memoir most clearly refers to the theme of inhumanity?
A “The news spread through Sighet like wildfire. Soon that was all people talked
about. But not for long. Optimism soon revived: The Germans will not come this
far. They will stay in Budapest. For strategic reasons, for political reasons …”
B “And then, there was no longer any reason for me to fast. I no longer accepted
God’s silence. As I swallowed my ration of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of
rebellion, of protest against Him.”
C “We were told to roll up our left sleeves and file past the table. The three ‘veteran’
prisoners, needles in hand, tattooed numbers on our left arms. I became A-7713.
From then on, I had no other name.”
D “I shall never forget the gratitude that shone in his eyes when he swallowed
this beverage. The gratitude of a wounded animal. With these few mouthfuls
of hot water, I had probably given him more satisfaction that during my entire
childhood.”
For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for
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the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past
that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would not only be dangerous but
offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.” In this
excerpt from his preface to the new translation, Wiesel explains the necessity for
writing about his experiences during the Holocaust. Which theme of the memoir best
fits his explanation?
AInhumanity
B The absence of faith
C The bond between fathers and sons
DSilence
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Use your knowledge of Night and of critical literary
analysis to answer these questions.
NAME
DATE
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Akiba Drumer is deeply religious and has faith in God’s mercy when he first comes to
Auschwitz, but he eventually loses both his faith and will to live. In undergoing this
change as a result of facing conflict, Akiba can be considered what kind of character?
ARounded
BDynamic
CFlat
DStatic
Our minds numb with indifference. Here or elsewhere, what did it matter? Die today
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or tomorrow, or later? The night was growing longer, never-ending.” In this excerpt
from the memoir, what does the night symbolize?
A The prisoners’ suffering and inner darkness
B Their imprisonment in the concentration camps
C The long journey by train to Buchenwald
D The way the prisoners turn on each other
use of short, blunt phrases in his narrative give Night a distinct style that
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reveals his individual personality. This is an example of what?
AImagery
BTone
CVoice
DPersonification
to the new translation of Night, what does Wiesel refer to the book and
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of sharing his experiences as?
AMemoir
BPlot
CNarrative
DTestimony
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