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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Case for a Tragic Optimism" (through page 179).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Frankl earn the favor of "The Murderous Capo"?
(a) He gave him psychological advice.
(b) He applauded him.
(c) He spoke to him of hope.
(d) He held his hand.

2. 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.

3. Who does Frankl quote (more than once) as writing: "He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how."
(a) Confucius.
(b) Nietzche.
(c) Christ.
(d) Plato.

4. What does Frankl argue is the meaning of life?
(a) It varies.
(b) Humility.
(c) Love.
(d) Service.

5. After the liberation of the camp, why does the SS take most of the remaining prisoners?
(a) To take them to another camp.
(b) To send them to Switzerland.
(c) To kill them.
(d) To torture them so that they would not speak of their experiences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frankl believe explains the lack of sexual urge in the concentration camp?

2. What does Frankl term "pan-determinism".

3. What did the prisoners think of indoor work?

4. What position does the author volunteer for?

5. What happened, according to the author, to the instinct to violence in the prisoners?

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