Man's Search for Meaning Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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Man's Search for Meaning Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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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. How does Frankl describe the "size" of human suffering?
(a) It is only perceptible to the individual.
(b) It can never be as great as it was for prisoners in Auschwitz.
(c) It is impossible to gauge.
(d) It is relative.

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

3. 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 was his doctor before he was put in prison.
(c) The author aided him in finding the strongest men to work on his team.
(d) The author listened to his marital problems and offered psychotherapeutic advice.

4. What are "premium coupons"?
(a) These were certificates from the SS guards, and were awarded to prisoners who arrived to work before the morning bell rang.
(b) Raffle tickets given to the SS guards to award them things previously owned by the prisoners.
(c) These came from the construction firm that hired workers through the prison, and could be used to buy days off work.
(d) These came from the construction firm that hired the workers from the prison, and could be exchanged for cigarettes.

5. How does the friend of the author, who "smuggled himself" into the author's hut, suggest that the prisoners try to stay alive?
(a) He suggests that they never speak around SS officers.
(b) He offers them tips to get more food at meal time.
(c) He recommends they shave, to look younger, and that they avoid showing discomfort to appear more fit.
(d) He recommends that they sleep every moment that they get a chance, to be energetic in their work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the author not bothered by sitting near lice-infested human corpses?

2. How did prisoners experience beauty?

3. How were the Capos chosen?

4. Why were dead men thrown on trains transporting prisoners to different concentration camps?

5. Frankl was sent to another camp after his stay in Auschwitz. Why were the prisoners there pleased?

(see the answer key)

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