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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 happened when prisoners, who were pressured for years, suddenly released that pressure?
(a) They found they enjoyed their own company much more than the company of those who had never experienced life in a concentration camp.
(b) They ate large amounts and spoke at length.
(c) They went mad.
(d) Many enjoyed incredible amounts of exercise and great amounts of energy.

2. What is the name of the school of therapy that Frankl stands for?
(a) Psychotherapy.
(b) Behavioral therapy.
(c) Hypno-therapy.
(d) Logotherapy.

3. How does the existential vacuum manifest itself?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Depression.
(c) Boredom.
(d) A sense of guilt.

4. Who is Jerry Long?
(a) Frankl writes that he was a man who, despite humiliation and fear, walked with dignity to the gas chambers.
(b) Frankl writes about his spirit to live a good life despite being paralyzed.
(c) Frankl writes that he was a kind SS offficer, and was remembered by all the prisoners he knew at Auschwitz.
(d) Frankl writes of his admiration for this psychologist, and his understanding of the importance of a spiritual life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is humor characterized in camp life?

2. What have people who have failed at their own suicide attempts shared with Frankl?

3. How does Frankl respond to those who claimed they would commit suicide because "they had nothing to expect from life any more"?

4. What does Frankl term "pan-determinism".

5. What role does suffering play in life, according to Frankl?

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