Chapter 1
Who escaped to warn the Jewish citizens of Sighet?
Moishe the Beadle
Who was the woman who screamed in panic?
Ms. Schachter
Poorer areas of the cities where Jewish people were forced to live.
Ghettos
Wiesel was very devout as a young child to which religion?
Judaism
Where were Wiesel and his family forced to live?
The Ghettos
What did the woman claim to see?
Fire
What are the two main symbols in the novel?
Fire & Night
What famous award did Wiesel win?
Nobel Peace Prize
Moishe the Beadle was helping Wiesel understand which religious text?
The Kabbalah
How many people were in the wagon?
80
What were the name of the laws that aimed to take away the rights of the Jewish people?
The Nuremberg Laws
Wiesel was born in what country?
Romania
Who was the first group of people Wiesel began to "hate"?
The Hungarian Police
What made Ms. Schachter different from everyone else?
Half of her family had already been transported
A set of teachings meant to explore the relationship between eternal God and the mortal universe
Kabbalah
How many people total were in Wiesel's family?
5
In Chapter 1, the first events take place in which year?
1941
Where specifically did Wiesel and his wagon arrive?
Birkenau
The word "genocide" was not coined until what year?
1944
How many years did Wiesel refuse to write about his experiences?
10 years