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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 115).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possession does the author of this book try to keep after arriving to the concentration camp?
(a) A scientific manuscript.
(b) A gold tooth.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) A sturdy pair of boots.

2. What role does suffering play in life, according to Frankl?
(a) It is a necessary evil from which we can all learn valuable life lessons.
(b) It is a part of life to be worked through to get to a more hopeful future.
(c) It is best avoided to the extent possible.
(d) It is a meaningful part of life.

3. Where does the author claim that most of the extermination took place?
(a) During mass transport, on the road to the camps.
(b) In small camps.
(c) In the big, famous camps.
(d) In camps in northern Europe.

4. How were prisoners identified?
(a) By name.
(b) By the room they were assigned.
(c) By the name of the place they lived before being captured.
(d) By number.

5. What kind of outbreak affected the prisoners at the author's camp?
(a) Measles.
(b) Scarlet Fever.
(c) A strong seasonal flu.
(d) Typhus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rule did the author establish for himself in Auschwitz?

2. Frankl writes that suffering is unavoidable, so what matters most in the way that we respond to suffering?

3. What did Frankl learn happened at Auschwitz after he left?

4. What does Frankl call "the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire."

5. What were the wishes and desires of prisoners?

(see the answer key)

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