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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 position does the author volunteer for?
(a) He volunteers to move rocks so that he can leave the camp occasionally.
(b) He volunteers to work as a personal secretary so that he can work inside.
(c) He volunteers to clean up sewage so that a friend can be spared that job.
(d) He volunteers to work as a doctor.

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. Who greets the prisoners upon their arrival at the concentration camp?
(a) Cruel SS guards with dogs.
(b) Cheerful prisoners speaking different languages.
(c) An unidentified man who directs the prisoners to form two separate lines.
(d) The director of the camp.

4. Under what conditions does Frankl describe the SS beating prisoners?
(a) When they spoke before being spoken to.
(b) At the direction of the SS authorities, prisoners were beaten.
(c) When they were injurred and unable to work.
(d) At the slightest provocation or for no reason at all.

5. During the time that the author spent in concentration camps, what does he describe as his main work?
(a) Cleaning the guards' living and work quarters.
(b) Preparing bodies for burial.
(c) Digging and laying tracks for railway lines.
(d) Working in the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frankl call "the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire."

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

3. What were the wishes and desires of prisoners?

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

5. Why did Frankl have to leave his shoes unlaced?

(see the answer key)

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