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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 happened, according to the author, to the instinct to violence in the prisoners?
(a) They reacted more and more irritably when faced with violence.
(b) It completely disappeared as they learned what being a victim was like.
(c) It grew as they saw more and more violence.
(d) It decreased as they saw the harm violence made.

2. What does Frankl suggest happens to "self-centeredness" in logotherapy?
(a) It is broken up.
(b) It is made evident.
(c) It is used to show the patient how their thought pattern should change.
(d) It is fostered in order to build confidence.

3. What does Frankl call "the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire."
(a) Belonging.
(b) Love.
(c) Hope.
(d) Faith.

4. How do psychiatrists expect people to react in abnormal situations?
(a) They expect mentally healthy people to have balanced reactions to such situations.
(b) They expect strong reactions.
(c) They expect that a normal person in an abnormal situation will demonstrate severe stress.
(d) They expect an abnormal reaction according to the person's degree of normality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the prison car that Frankl took pass?

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

3. When the author arrived to the concentration camp, the group of arrivals were separated into two lines. What happened to these two groups?

4. What does Frankl believe makes a person "worthy of his sufferings or not"?

5. When does the third phase of the prisoners' psychology begin?

(see the answer key)

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