Question

How were kapos like the other camp administrators, and how were they like the other prisoners? Use details from the memoir to support your answer.

Option 1: Kapos were not similar to other camp administrators or prisoners.
Option 2: Kapos were similar to camp administrators but not to other prisoners.
Option 3: Kapos were similar to other prisoners but not to camp administrators.
Option 4: Kapos had qualities that made them both similar to other camp administrators and other prisoners.

Answer 1

Kapos were both similar to other camp administrators and other prisoners. Like other camp administrators, kapos were given positions of authority and were responsible for overseeing other prisoners. Like other prisoners, kapos were also subjected to the harsh conditions and treatment in the concentration camps.

Step-by-step explanation:

Kapos were both similar to other camp administrators and other prisoners.

Like other camp administrators, kapos were given positions of authority and were responsible for overseeing other prisoners. They were appointed by the German SS and were often criminals from non-Jewish German backgrounds.

Like other prisoners, kapos were also subjected to the harsh conditions and treatment in the concentration camps. They were victims of the Nazi regime just like the other prisoners, although they were given certain privileges and powers over their fellow prisoners as kapos.