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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. What does Frankl believe explains the lack of sexual urge in the concentration camp?
(a) Fear.
(b) Undernourishment.
(c) Shock.
(d) Stress.

2. How were the Capos chosen?
(a) They were chosen according to their phyiscal strength.
(b) They were randomly chosen from groups arriving by train daily.
(c) They were chosen for their height, as the work that they did required tall men.
(d) They were the prisoners who were seen as having a suitable character for the job.

3. What did Frankl visit with the camp's chief doctor?
(a) A spiritual seance.
(b) A conference.
(c) A meeting.
(d) A dinner with the SS.

4. What was the "most ghastly moment of the twenty-four hours of camp life"?
(a) Dinner time, hungry and dealing with small, flavorless food.
(b) Skipping lunch.
(c) Waking up at three in the morning to work.
(d) Working in the early hours, in the cold.

5. Who does the author describe smoking in the concentration camps?
(a) Railway workers.
(b) The prisoners who worked in the kitchen.
(c) The Capo and the suicidal.
(d) Prison doctors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens in the story of Death in Teheran?

3. What happens when the author was outside of the camp fences burying dead bodies?

4. What were the exceptions to the "cultural hibernation" in camp?

5. How were prisoners identified?

(see the answer key)

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