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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 45).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the author think about during difficult moments?
(a) His love for his wife.
(b) His favorite poem.
(c) His religion.
(d) His favorite recipe.

3. How many mental phases does the author claim that concentration camp prisoners go through?
(a) Four phases.
(b) Three distinct phases.
(c) Two separate phases.
(d) Ten distinct phases.

4. Why did the Capo in the author's working party do him favors?
(a) This Capo favored him because they were from the same hometown.
(b) The author aided him in finding the strongest men to work on his team.
(c) The author listened to his marital problems and offered psychotherapeutic advice.
(d) The author was his doctor before he was put in prison.

5. What concentration camp does the author describe traveling to?
(a) Buchenwald.
(b) Dachau.
(c) Sachsenhausen.
(d) Auschwitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job do those who greet the prisoners as they arrive to the concentration camp do?

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

3. Who does the author claim entertained thoughts of suicide in the concentration camp?

4. What symptom characterizes the first mental phase of prisoners in concentration camps?

5. How were the Capos chosen?

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