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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 115).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job do those who greet the prisoners as they arrive to the concentration camp do?
(a) They take charge of the belongings of the new arrivals.
(b) They separate the sick from the fit.
(c) They find prisoners who are willing to lie about their identities.
(d) They decide which women are not strong enough to work.

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

3. Why did prisoners try to get to the center of the lines that workers formed in the morning?
(a) For the warmth in the center of the group.
(b) Large blocks of people were always selected from the center, so friends could remain together.
(c) To avoid being seen by the SS.
(d) They could neither be punished for arriving early nor beaten for arriving late.

4. Where does the author of the book travel in a "prison car" with small peepholes?
(a) Past his hometown.
(b) To Switzerland.
(c) To Auschwitz.
(d) Through Germany.

5. Who does the author claim entertained thoughts of suicide in the concentration camp?
(a) He notes there was a high suicide rate among the Capos.
(b) The author notes that nearly all of the prisoners entertained these thoughts.
(c) The author claims these thoughts were particularly common among men.
(d) The author writes that suicide was most common when it was snowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frankl writes that suffering is unavoidable, so what matters most in the way that we respond to suffering?

2. What did Frankl learn happened at Auschwitz after he left?

3. How do psychiatrists expect people to react in abnormal situations?

4. What is the principal question that the author tries to address?

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

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