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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quick Quiz
Night
by:
Elie Wiesel
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Foreword
Section One
Section Two
Section Three
Section Four
Section Five
Sections Six and Seven
Sections Eight and Nine
Characters
Character List
Eliezer
Eliezer’s Father
Moishe the Beadle
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God
Family
Annihilation
Evil
Survival
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Section One
Section Two
Section Three
Section Four
Section Five
Sections Six and Seven
Sections Eight and Nine
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Eliezer
Eliezer’s Father
Moishe the Beadle
Mrs. Schächter
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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quick Quiz
1
of 5
How does Eliezer view the world at the beginning of Night?
He sees it as a reflection of a benevolent God.
He believes it has become corrupted and immoral.
He views it as drained of all human happiness.
He understands it as a strictly material phenomenon.
2
of 5
What is the significance of the cruelty of the prisoners to one another?
It reflects the hostility Eliezer feels toward his father.
It shows the evil and cruelty that everyone is capable of.
It demonstrates the fundamental immorality of imprisonment.
It inspires Eliezer's attempt to escape the camp.
3
of 5
How does Night relate to the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac?
It also shows that God intervenes to save innocent lives.
It demonstrates the opposite point, that God remains silent and uninvolved.
It demonstrates the lasting relevance of biblical lessons.
The stories are unrelated.
4
of 5
How does Eliezer try to overcome the silence of the victims of the Holocaust?
By analyzing the Nazis
By rebelling against his captors
By telling his story
By saving his father's life
5
of 5
What always accompanies night in Eliezer's account?
The budding hope of liberation
The comforting feeling of community
The frustrating absence of order
The worst depths of suffering
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