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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 115).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Frankl speak to his fellow prisoners about when their morale was low?
(a) Hope.
(b) Love.
(c) Hygiene.
(d) Death.

2. What happened when prisoners, who were pressured for years, suddenly released that pressure?
(a) They ate large amounts and spoke at length.
(b) Many enjoyed incredible amounts of exercise and great amounts of energy.
(c) They found they enjoyed their own company much more than the company of those who had never experienced life in a concentration camp.
(d) They went mad.

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 try to earn the confidence of everyone he met.
(c) He would always eat his food slowly to enjoy it as much as possible.
(d) He would answer all questions truthfully.

4. What is the principal question that the author tries to address?
(a) "How was everyday life in a prison camp reflected in the mind of the average person?"
(b) "What early childhood trauma may have prompted Hitler to his terrible ideas?"
(c) "Why did so many people follow such an extreme leader?"
(d) "Why did the atrocities in the concentration camps go on for so long?"

5. Why does Dr. Frankl describe that he sits next to corpses "crawling with lice" but they did not bother him?
(a) He was happy, sitting near these corpses, thinking about the lives that he was able to save as a doctor.
(b) This was a space where he could find short periods of solitude.
(c) He was thankful, as he looked at these corpses, that he had not yet died.
(d) He mentions this to illustrate the ideas that he was so emotionally detached that he simply didn't care who was near him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possession does the author of this book try to keep after arriving to the concentration camp?

2. What does Frankl write about those with very difficult circumstances, such as being diagnosed with a terminal illness?

3. Was there art in the concentration camp?

4. What role does suffering play in life, according to Frankl?

5. What is the "delusion of reprieve"?

(see the answer key)

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