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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. Why were camp inmates frightened of decisions?
(a) They believed that fate was one's master.
(b) They were scared of bringing attention to themselves.
(c) They were frightened of everything.
(d) They worried about the consequences of excercising their own judgement.

2. What does Frankl argue hurts most about being hit?
(a) Displeasing authority.
(b) The humiliation.
(c) The injury upon injury.
(d) The reprimand that this represents.

3. 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) "Why did the atrocities in the concentration camps go on for so long?"
(c) "What early childhood trauma may have prompted Hitler to his terrible ideas?"
(d) "Why did so many people follow such an extreme leader?"

4. What possession does the author of this book try to keep after arriving to the concentration camp?
(a) A scientific manuscript.
(b) A gold tooth.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) A sturdy pair of boots.

5. What did Frankl learn happened at Auschwitz after he left?
(a) There was a fire.
(b) Cannibalism broke out.
(c) Prisoners killed an SS officer.
(d) Frankl's friend broke his leg and was sent to the gas chamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did prisoners often discuss when they had a free moment?

2. What symptom characterizes the first mental phase of prisoners in concentration camps?

3. Why did the Capo in the author's working party do him favors?

4. When Frankl was scheduled to be transported to another camp, what did the chief doctor do?

5. Who does the author describe smoking in the concentration camps?

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