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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Logotherapy in a Nutshell" (through page 157).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of statue does Frankl argue should compliment the Statue of Liberty?
(a) A Statue of Memory.
(b) A Statue of Meaning.
(c) A Statue of Responsibility.
(d) A Statue of Hope.

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

3. How does logotherapy deal with spiritual issues?
(a) Logotherapy does not deal with these issues.
(b) Seriously, in spiritual terms.
(c) As instincts.
(d) As unnecessary because there is no single meaning.

4. What is the existential vacuum?
(a) A kind of therapy for patients with existential issues.
(b) A process that patients with anxiety problems use to return to normal.
(c) Lack of meaning in life.
(d) Lack of love in life.

5. How does Frankl respond to those who claimed they would commit suicide because "they had nothing to expect from life any more"?
(a) "Happiness can still be achieved."
(b) "Man was made to suffer, but there is meaning in suffering. With great humility this is possible."
(c) "You must truly listen to your own inner voice, and you will find that there is much more that you can expect."
(d) "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us."

Short Answer Questions

1. What importance does Frankl give to the numbers assigned to prisoners?

2. What does Frankl call "existential frustration"?

3. When a journalist asked Frankl to describe logotherapy in a sentence, how did he respond?

4. In logotherapy, how is the search for meaning seen?

5. Were all foremen harsh and cruel?

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