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

2. What is Frankl's opinion of love?
(a) It is essential to a happy life.
(b) It is a great way to find meaning.
(c) It is the only way to grasp another human being.
(d) True service to another human being leads to a meaningful life.

3. What does Frankl claim about what man makes of himself?
(a) That it is the cause of suffering.
(b) That his circumstances lead to it.
(c) That it is the result of his childhood.
(d) That he himself creates it.

4. What role does suffering play in life, according to Frankl?
(a) It is a meaningful part of life.
(b) It is a part of life to be worked through to get to a more hopeful future.
(c) It is a necessary evil from which we can all learn valuable life lessons.
(d) It is best avoided to the extent possible.

5. In the most difficult moments of our existence, what does Frankl suggest is the salvation of man?
(a) To consider our favorite things.
(b) To look into the future.
(c) To recall the past.
(d) To pray.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of statue does Frankl argue should compliment the Statue of Liberty?

4. What is the author's tone of voice in this, the second section, of the book?

5. Looking back at the experience of living in a concentration camp, what does Frankl say is the most wonderful feeling?

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