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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 72).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author claim hurts most about the physical blows from SS officers?
(a) The unfairness of the blows.
(b) The way in which the SS officers did not speak to the prisoners before beating them.
(c) The use of sticks to hit the prisoners.
(d) The way that the officers hit prisoners where they were already injured.

2. Was there art in the concentration camp?
(a) No, the prisoners were far too depressed to care for art.
(b) Yes, there were gatherings with songs, poems, jokes, and some satire.
(c) No, there was no such thing as the rules prohibiting self-expression were strict.
(d) Yes, there were many prisoners (including Frankl) who attempted literature.

3. What did prisoners often discuss when they had a free moment?
(a) Fear of death.
(b) Escape.
(c) The past.
(d) Food.

4. How were normal reactions hastened among the workers charged with removing sewage?
(a) The Capo would threaten them if they did not quickly stomp in the sewage to clean the latrines and remove sewage.
(b) The Capo would strike them if they attempted to wipe off the sewage that splashed on their faces.
(c) The officers in charge would "reward" those who finished their work quickly by forcing them to clean raw sewage, one of the worst jobs at the concentration camp.
(d) The officers used loud noises to shock the prisoners as they removed the sewage.

5. Where does the author of the book travel in a "prison car" with small peepholes?
(a) Through Germany.
(b) To Switzerland.
(c) To Auschwitz.
(d) Past his hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what conditions does Frankl describe the SS beating prisoners?

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

3. How many mental phases does the author claim that concentration camp prisoners go through?

4. How were the Capos chosen?

5. Why did prisoners try to get to the center of the lines that workers formed in the morning?

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