Question

elie wiesel
the kingdom of night
read the passage and answer the following question(s).
elie wiesel
1 born in 1928, eliezer wiesel was a jewish writer, holocaust survivor, and advocate for oppressed people around the globe. because of his heritage, some people might view him as a symbol of strength and hope for jewish people. however, wiesel is deserving of legend status not only in the jewish community but also in the global community as a whole.
2 in the spring of 1944, a 15 - year - old elie wiesel and his entire family were forcibly sent to a nazi concentration camp called auschwitz. there, elie and his father were immediately separated from his mother and sisters. ultimately, the two were sent on a march to a distant camp, buchenwald. this long, strenuous journey left wiesels father extremely weak and sick, and he died shortly after reaching buchenwald.
3 wiesel was led by other prisoners to block 66, a living space for youth carefully protected by the elder jewish prisoners at buchenwald. finally, on april 11, 1945, allied troops entered buchenwald camp and liberated
question 4.
which of the following best describes how the central ideas of resilience in the face of suffering and the responsibility to speak out against injustice are developed in the passage?
a. wiesels early religious education and later writing career show how he avoided discussing his past in order to protect his emotional well - being.
b. wiesels survival of the holocaust and his decision to share his story through writing and activism illustrate both his personal resilience and his commitment to preventing future atrocities.
c. wiesels move to paris and his work as a translator show that he chose to distance himself from his past and focus on a new life.
d. wiesels nobel peace prize speech focused only on the jewish experience, showing that his advocacy was limited in scope.

Explanation:

The passage details Elie Wiesel's survival of the Holocaust and his subsequent advocacy through writing and activism. Option B correctly links his writing and activism to both personal resilience (surviving the Holocaust) and commitment to preventing future atrocities (advocacy), which aligns with the central idea of resilience in the face of suffering.

• Option A focuses on early religious education and emotional well - being, which is not the central theme of resilience against suffering.
• Option C about moving to Paris and being a translator is a minor detail and not related to the central idea.
• Option D wrongly claims his advocacy was limited to the Jewish experience, while the text implies a broader advocacy (as an advocate for oppressed people).

Answer:

B. Wiesel’s survival of the Holocaust and his decision to share his story through writing and activism illustrate both his personal resilience and his commitment to preventing future atrocities.