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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. Why did Frankl have to leave his shoes unlaced?
(a) His socks, though warm, were the wrong size.
(b) He injured his ankle and had a hidden makeshift cast.
(c) He suffered from edema.
(d) He was given shoes that were too small.

2. What caused former prisoners to feel bitterness?
(a) That the SS also went free.
(b) That they lost the company of their former prisonmates.
(c) The lack of response from people in prisoners' former hometowns.
(d) The fact that they lost nearly all of their material wealth, and had to start anew.n

3. What did Frankl learn happened at Auschwitz after he left?
(a) Prisoners killed an SS officer.
(b) Cannibalism broke out.
(c) Frankl's friend broke his leg and was sent to the gas chamber.
(d) There was a fire.

4. How does Frankl define the difference between how he and Jean-Paul Sartre define the meaning of our existence?
(a) While Frankl considers meaning important in life, Sartre only considers it interesting, but not essential.
(b) For Frankl, we find our meaning, For Sartre, we invent it.
(c) While Frankl argues that the meaning of life is love, Sartre believes that the meaning of life has no connection to others.
(d) Both agree that meaning is central to life, but Sartre believes it is important in how others see us.

5. When Frankl was scheduled to be transported to another camp, what did the chief doctor do?
(a) Arranged for Frankl to stay.
(b) Created a new position for Frankl in the next camp.
(c) Forged a letter of introduction.
(d) Fired Frankl from his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frankl believe explains the lack of sexual urge in the concentration camp?

2. Frankl writes that values do not push, but pull people. Why does he make this distinction?

3. What does Frankl claim is the nature of meaning?

4. What does Frankl suggest is the meaning of life?

5. How does Frankl write that Freudian psychotherapy deals with spiritual issues?

(see the answer key)

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