Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Quizzes

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Quiz

1 For what publication did Hannah Arendt originally write Eichmann in Jerusalem?
The New Yorker

New York Magazine

The New York Post

US Weekly
2 Where did the Eichmann trial take place?
New York City

Paris

Berlin

Jerusalem
3 Who was Adolf Eichmann?
A high-ranking Nazi charged with transporting Jews to concentration camps.

The Nazi who designed the concentration camps.

The leader of the Nazi party.

A field marshal in the Nazi party.
4 Who were the Nazis?
The party that ruled Soviet Russia.

An affiliation of trade organisations that coalesced into a political party.

A military group that took over Germany.

A totalitarian, genocidal political party in Germany.
5 In what year did Adolf Eichmann's trial take place?
1951

1946

1961

1971
6 What philosopher had an enormous intellectual influence on Arendt's work?
Jean Paul Sartre

Martin Heidegger

Renée Descartes

Theodor Adorno
7 How many judges presided over Eichmann's trial?
Three

Five

Four

One
8 Who was the presiding judge?
David Ben-Gurion

Dr. Servatius

Moshe Landau

Gideon Hausner
9 Who was the Prime Minister of Israel during the time of the trial?
Gideon Hausner

Moshe Landau

David Ben-Gurion

Dr. Servatius
10 What does Arendt respect most in the presiding judge?
His impressive legal credentials.

His instance on making moral speeches.

His life-long opposition to Nazism.

His insistence on keeping the trial running according to legal procedure.
11 In what important way does Eichmann's trial differ from the Nuremberg trials?
Eichmann is being charged with crimes against humanity, not crimes against the Jewish people.

Eichmann is being charged with crimes against the Jewish people, not crimes against humanity.

Eichmann's trial is conducted by a civilian court, the Nuremberg trials by a military tribunal.

Eichmann is innocent of the crimes of which he is being accused.
12 What claim does Gideon Hausner repeatedly make about the prosecution?
That the judgment of Eichmann's prosecutors is irrelevant.

That only Jews can stand in judgment over Eichmann.

That a Jewish prosecution is too biased to judge Eichmann fairly.

That Eichmann would best be tried by an international criminal court.
13 Who is the intended "audience" for Eichmann's trial?
Elderly Jewish people.

European Jews.

Holocaust survivors.

Young people and Jews unconvinced by Israel's need to exist.
14 What similarity between Israel and Nazi Germany does Arendt note?
The illegality of interfaith/interracial marriage.

Their expansionist foreign policies.

Their propagandistic use of classical culture.

The centrality of armament to their economies.
15 In what way does testimony at Eichman's trial differ from a typical trial?
Eichmann's trial has no testimony, only statements given to examiners.

Eichmann's trial has no testimony, because it is too emotionally charged.

Eichmann's trial gives more weight to the perpetrators than the victims.

Eichmann's trial gives much more weight to the victims than the perpetrator.
16 What does Eichmann's defense attorney fail to do, according to Arendt?
Appear to defend Eichmann in person.

Attempt to present his client in a favorable light.

Challenge the relevance of the testimony.

Establish his credentials as a lawyer.
17 Why does Arendt believe that the trial's desire to show the influence of anti-Semitism is misguided?
Because anti-Semitism is already illegal in every European country.

Because convinced anti-Semites will never change their minds.

Because EIchmann is too charismatic.

Because, for the time being, anti-Semitism has been discredited by Hitler.
18 Does the trial successfully show Jewish strength, in Arendt's view?
No, since testimony about Jewish resistance has been deemed too propagandistic by the judges.

Yes, since there are many stories of Jewish resistance in the face of impossible odds.

Yes, since it shows that the Jewish people can survive the worst humanity visits upon them.

No, since the testimony describes Jewish people going to their deaths willingly.
19 What positive effect did Eichmann's trial have, according to Arendt?
It brought about reconciliation between Israel and West Germany.

It showed the world the errors of Nazism.

It pushed West Germany to find other ex-Nazis living in plain sight.

It made West Germany account fully for the ex-Nazis still working in their government.
20 To which organization did Eichmann belong?
The S.S.

The German Army

The S.A.

The Freemasons
21 How does Eichmann plead at his trial?
No contest.

Not guilty.

Guilty.

Not guilty—in the sense of the indictment.
22 How does Eichmann feel about having shipped millions of people to their deaths?
He is in a state of existential turmoil at having no orders to follow.

He feels guilt now and again, but forces himself not to think about the consequences of his actions.

He feels no remorse, and is glad to have done his duty.

He is wracked with guilt.
23 What diagnosis does the court psychiatrist give to Eichmann?
That he suffers from bi-polar disorder.

That he suffers from psychosis.

That he is completely normal.

That he suffers from delusions of grandeur.
24 In what part of Germany was Eichmann born?
Saxony

The Rhineland

Prussia

Bavaria
25 For what product was the Rhineland known in Eichmann's time?
Textiles

Precision cutlery

Coal

Automobiles

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil study guide contains a biography of Hannah Arendt, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil…

Essays for Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil literature essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil.

Wikipedia Entries for Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil

Introduction

View Wikipedia Entries for Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil…