1. Why does the author, himself a concentration camp survivor, write, "We know: the best of us did not return"?
(a) The author feels that the most defiant prisoners, those who stood up to the SS officers, were immediately killed.
(b) This quote is taken from a paragraph in which the author writes that the humblest prisoners were the earliest to be killed by the SS officers.
(c) The author believes this because the prisoners kept themselves alive by brutally and dishonestly fighting for their existence.
(d) The author claims that this is the case because he deeply misses his family members who died at Auschwitz.

2. What does Frankl believe makes a person "worthy of his sufferings or not"?
(a) Whether "he makes use of" or forgoes "the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him."
(b) Their "focus on love," and their "lack of consideration for their own suffering."
(c) Their ability to remove desire from their lives.
(d) Their ability to "focus on the positive aspects of their past."

3. What does Frankl claim is the nature of meaning?
(a) It does not emerge from existence, but confronting existence.
(b) Love is the true meaning of life.
(c) It is found in suffering, like when he was a prisoner.
(d) It is not important because nothing has true meaning.

4. What role does suffering play in life, according to Frankl?
(a) It is a meaningful part of life.
(b) It is best avoided to the extent possible.
(c) It is a part of life to be worked through to get to a more hopeful future.
(d) It is a necessary evil from which we can all learn valuable life lessons.

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