Night Quiz (Write Answers on Lined Paper)-20 points

1. Which sentence does not describe Moshe the Beadle?

A. He worked at the Hasidic synagogue.
B. He was able to make himself seem insignificant, almost invisible.
C. He was from Sighet (where Elie lives).
D. He was timid, with dreamy eyes, and did not speak much.
2. Why was Moshe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel?
A. Moshe taught Elie to read.
B. Moshe was the only person who understood Elie's feelings.
C. Moshe inspired Elie to make plans to leave Singhet and study at a university.
D. Moshe became his cabbalist, or instructor of the Jewish faith.
3. What did Moshe the Beadle tell the people on his return from being deported?
A. The foreign Jews were made to dig coal to fill the large furnaces.
B. The foreign Jews were shot and dumped into large mass graves.
C. The foreign Jews were sent on a boat to Palestine.
D. The foreign Jews who had money were able to buy their freedom.
4. True or False: Many of the people believed Moshe's story and prepared to leave Sighet.
A. True
B. False
5. How did Eliezer learn that the Jews were to be deported?
A. His father heard from the Jewish Council.
B. He was stopped in the streets by a messenger from Budapest.
C. An official notice was sent to all the families in the community.
D. German soldiers forcibly drove families out of their homes.
6. To what did Wiesel compare the world?
A. He compared it to a blind and deaf person.
B. He compared it to a large hole in the ground.
C. He compared it to a cattle wagon hermetically sealed.
D. He compared it to the Bible story of the Jews in slavery in Egypt.
7. What did Madame Schchter see in her vision?
A. She saw large open graves full of children.
B. She saw a fire--a furnace, with huge flames.
C. She saw row after row of empty houses.
D. She saw the face of Hitler laughing at the entire world.
8. Where was Elie and the people in the cattle car brought to first?
A. A motel
B. Auschwitz
C. America
D. Birkenau
9. What is the best explanation for why Elie lied to Stein of Antwerp about hearing good news about his wife and
children?
A. To make the man happy
B. It was a spur of the moment decision
C. To be mean
D. None of the above
10. True or False: After leaving Auschwitz, Elie and his father were relocated to Buna, a new concentration camp.
A. True
B. False

Short Answer:
Out of the 4 prompts, choose 2 to write about on a separate piece of paper. Each answer needs to be at least a
paragraph (5 sentences).
1. Using the pyramid of hate, write about a specific moment from the story which falls into one of the
categories. Explain why that moment is considered hate and describe how Elie or another character
reacted to the situation. Finally, write about how this moment could have been prevented.

2. At the beginning of Night, the reader learns that Elie Wiesel was hungry for knowledge especially
religious knowledge. However, throughout the story, Wiesels passion for his religion changes. Explain
how Wiesels character has changed, especially in regard to the Jewish religion and toward God. Use a
specific example from the story to support your opinion.
3. Oftentimes in novels, authors write with a purpose to teach the reader something about the subject.
What lesson is Wiesel teaching in Night? Be sure to include examples to Night to support your
argument.
4. Explain how the theme of denial is present throughout the story. What two characters try to change
the Jewish peoples viewpoint of the atrocities happening in the world? How does the Jewish people
respond to them?