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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Case for a Tragic Optimism" (through page 179).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does the author volunteer for?
(a) He volunteers to clean up sewage so that a friend can be spared that job.
(b) He volunteers to work as a doctor.
(c) He volunteers to work as a personal secretary so that he can work inside.
(d) He volunteers to move rocks so that he can leave the camp occasionally.

2. What does Frankl think of the concept of collective guilt?
(a) He feels that collective guilt is what has caused the worst problems in the world.
(b) He believes that the Germans are collectively guilty for what happened in World War II.
(c) He argues that there is no such thing, since only individuals can accept their own guilt.
(d) He feels it is unjustified to hold one person responsible for the behavior of another.

3. What does Frankl call mysterium iniquitatis?
(a) The idea that we are born with equal opportunity, but our actions define us.
(b) The idea that the reason for suffering in life is a mystery.
(c) The idea that a crime remains inexplicable because it cannot be fully traced back to its causes.
(d) The concept of free will.

4. What did the prison car that Frankl took pass?
(a) His mother's home.
(b) His old home.
(c) A beautiful lake.
(d) A beach.

5. What kind of event does the author attend with the camp's chief officer?
(a) A medical presentation on Measles.
(b) A meeting where SS officials discuss punishment.
(c) A private meal.
(d) A seance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Frankl quote (more than once) as writing: "He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how."

3. What does Frankl write that people must become aware of to find meaning?

4. What kind of outbreak affected the prisoners at the author's camp?

5. How does logotherapy deal with spiritual issues?

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