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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 dead men thrown on trains transporting prisoners to different concentration camps?
(a) They were sent to spread disease to the other prisoners on the train.
(b) If their number was on the list, their life was considered less important than their number.
(c) They were there to take up space, so that the prisoners would not have much room.
(d) This was a cruel joke of the SS who wanted to horrify the other riders.

2. Who narrates this story?
(a) A woman who hid Jews in her home to save them from the concentration camps.
(b) A former Nazi.
(c) A woman who claims to have grown up with Hitler.
(d) A concentration camp survivor.

3. What symptom characterizes the first mental phase of prisoners in concentration camps?
(a) Shock.
(b) Grief.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Depression.

4. What did prisoners often discuss when they had a free moment?
(a) Food.
(b) The past.
(c) Escape.
(d) Fear of death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the "most ghastly moment of the twenty-four hours of camp life"?

2. What does the author think about during difficult moments?

3. What kind of event does the author attend with the camp's chief officer?

4. During the time that the author spent in concentration camps, what does he describe as his main work?

5. How did prisoners experience beauty?

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