Liberation of Auschwitz
Vocabulary practice

1. The camp was finally ______ in January 1945.
A. relinquished
B. liberated
C. updated
D. dismissed

2. Levi ______ his experience in restrained yet vivid prose.
A. elaborated
B. expanded
C. recounted
D. invigorated

3. The soldiers’ hesitation revealed their deep ______.
A. unease
B. outrage
C. serendipity
D. spree

4. They were confronted with suffering that was almost ______.
A. inbound
B. relentless
C. unaccountted
D. unimaginable

5. The Red Army ______ the camp, totally by chance, while advancing westward.
A. stumbled upon
B. invaded
C. identified
D. surrounded

6. The historian attempted to ______ lesser-known events.
A. propose
B. shed light on
C. culminate
D. reconstruct

7. The camp has become a ______ reminder of the Holocaust.
A. prolific
B. preserved
C. physical
D. symbolic

8. Many prisoners were too ______ to continue walking.
A. strenuous
B. obliterated
C. exhausted
D. diminished

9. The SS tried to ______ all proof of their crimes.
A. eradicate
B. reveal
C. concede
D. dismiss

10. The death marches were especially ______.
A. tragic
B. harrowing
C. indispensable
D. insignificant

11. The camp’s ______ layout shocked the soldiers.
A. vast
B. immense
C. sprawling
D. scattered

12. The Nazis’ extreme ______ shocked the world.
A. ambiguity
B. servility
C. hostility
D. brutality

13. The prisoners were ______ under appalling conditions.
A. delayed
B. imprisoned
C. contorted
D. restrained

14. The site was later ______ for new uses.
A. restored
B. abandoned
C. repurposed
D. proclaimed

15. The ______ of the crimes continues to challenge historians.
A. magnitude
B. civility
C. depth
D. volume

16. The death marches became ______ symbols of Nazi cruelty.
A. obsequious
B. memorable
C. acknowledged
D. notorious

17. Life in the ______ of such a disaster remained difficult.
A. presence
B. aftermath
C. result
D. shadow

18. The soldiers faced ______ near the camp.
A. fierce resistance
B. extreme ambition
C. flagrant disregard
D. heated debate

19. The evidence was carefully photographed to ______ the victims.
A. recognise
B. commemorate
C. record
D. acknowledge

20. The camp has been carefully ______ to educate future generations.
A. sustained
B. conversed
C. preserved
D. expounded