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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Case for a Tragic Optimism" (through page 179).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Does Frankl allow logotherapy-trained therapists to train under the licensing requirements of other schools?
(a) No, Frankl writes that other schools are not compatible with his.
(b) Yes, but he argues that they should remain true to the basic concepts.
(c) No, Frankl argues that he has already taken ideas from other schools into account.
(d) Yes, because the practicioners of logotherapy should be open to new ideas.

3. What did Frankl try to reconstruct, that he lost when he arrived to Auschwitz?
(a) A ring.
(b) A sling for his injured arm.
(c) The inserts in his shoes.
(d) A manuscript.

4. How important is the idea of individual choice for Frankl?
(a) For Frankl, individual choice can preserve a vestige of spiritual freedom.
(b) Frankl believes that man is an accidental product of his environment.
(c) Frankl considers this unimportant and inconsequential to happiness.
(d) Frankl understands individual choice as a myth, since the concentration camps show that we react profoundly by stress.

5. Were all foremen harsh and cruel?
(a) Very nearly all.
(b) No, there were some who felt sorry for the prisoners.
(c) Yes, and the harshest tended to hold the most power.
(d) Yes, this was always true.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Freud predict would happen if a diverse group of men were forced to go hungry?

2. Who is Jerry Long?

3. What does Frankl use as an example of "what is at stake" in our use of logotherapy?

4. What importance does Frankl give to the numbers assigned to prisoners?

5. What does Frankl argue happened in camp to "sensitive people used to a rich intellectual life"?

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