Question

Which quotation from chapter 2 of Night by Elie Wiesel best demonstrates the author’s viewpoint about the dehumanization of the passengers?
“‘There are eighty of you in the car,’ the German officer added. ‘If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.’”
“On the first day of the journey, she had already begun to moan. She kept asking why she had been separated from her family.”
“When they came back, they told us that they had learned, in exchange for a gold watch, that this was the final destination.”
“But there was nothing outside but darkness. We returned to our places, shame in our souls but fear gnawing at us nevertheless.

Answer 1

Answer:

The quotation from the chapter two of Night by Elie Wiesel that best demonstrates that author's viewpoint about the dehumanization of the passengers is “‘There are eighty of you in the car,’ the German officer added. ‘If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.’”

Explanation:

Dehumanization is the process of depriving or denying a person or group of persons positive human qualities.

The German officer threatens to shoot them all "like dogs" if any one of them goes missing. This is a gross dehumanization by the German officer to the eighty people as he brings them down to the status of dogs that can be shot by anyone on any flimsy excuse or charge.

Answer 2

Answer:     A     “‘There are eighty of you in the car,’ the German officer added. ‘If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.’”