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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 did the prison car that Frankl took pass?
(a) His mother's home.
(b) A beautiful lake.
(c) His old home.
(d) A beach.

2. Who is this book most concerned with?
(a) The Capos -- "prisoners who acted as trustees, having special privileges."
(b) The "great army of unknown and unrecorded victims."
(c) Hitler himself.
(d) The Nazi leadership, and the way in which they made decisions regarding the fate of the concentration camps.

3. What rule did the author establish for himself in Auschwitz?
(a) He would work as hard as possible when given a task.
(b) He would answer all questions truthfully.
(c) He would always eat his food slowly to enjoy it as much as possible.
(d) He would try to earn the confidence of everyone he met.

4. How is humor characterized in camp life?
(a) Humor is rarely used.
(b) The SS offices, and occassionally the Capos, are the only people in camp who use humor.
(c) Black humor is the most common kind of humor in camp.
(d) Prisoners use humor as a weapon in self-preservation.

5. How were normal reactions hastened among the workers charged with removing sewage?
(a) The Capo would strike them if they attempted to wipe off the sewage that splashed on their faces.
(b) 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.
(c) The officers used loud noises to shock the prisoners as they removed the sewage.
(d) The Capo would threaten them if they did not quickly stomp in the sewage to clean the latrines and remove sewage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What characterizes the second phase of a prisoner's mental state?

3. How did prisoners experience beauty?

4. What kind of event does the author attend with the camp's chief officer?

5. When Frankl was scheduled to be transported to another camp, what did the chief doctor do?

(see the answer key)

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