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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Logotherapy in a Nutshell" (through page 157).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the camp doctor give his prisoners after they were liberated?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Medicine.

3. How did Frankl respond to an SS officer who called him a pig, and asked him what his profession was?
(a) He told him he was a doctor who did charitable work.
(b) He argued that it was none of his business, and then tried to hit him.
(c) He said he had been a psychiatrist, and understood perfectly what his issues were.
(d) He refused to speak.

4. Who is this book most concerned with?
(a) Hitler himself.
(b) The "great army of unknown and unrecorded victims."
(c) The Capos -- "prisoners who acted as trustees, having special privileges."
(d) The Nazi leadership, and the way in which they made decisions regarding the fate of the concentration camps.

5. How did fellow prisoners respond when someone stole potatoes?
(a) Rather than turn him in, they chose to be punished.
(b) Nobody could figure out who he was.
(c) When they realized this could be done, they began to organize to steal collectively.
(d) They turned him in to the SS for extra soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the more "prominent" prisoners, the Capo, develop in camp?

2. How is humor characterized in camp life?

3. Why does the author decide not to try to escape the concentration camp?

4. How important is the idea of individual choice for Frankl?

5. Who greets the prisoners upon their arrival at the concentration camp?

(see the answer key)

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