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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 115).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were the Capos chosen?
(a) They were randomly chosen from groups arriving by train daily.
(b) They were chosen for their height, as the work that they did required tall men.
(c) They were chosen according to their phyiscal strength.
(d) They were the prisoners who were seen as having a suitable character for the job.

2. Who greets the prisoners upon their arrival at the concentration camp?
(a) The director of the camp.
(b) An unidentified man who directs the prisoners to form two separate lines.
(c) Cheerful prisoners speaking different languages.
(d) Cruel SS guards with dogs.

3. What did the more "prominent" prisoners, the Capo, develop in camp?
(a) Delusions of grandeur.
(b) Major depressive disorder.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Delirium.

4. How did Frankl himself realize he was free?
(a) He saw a former fellow prisoner, and they realized how different they each looked.
(b) He returned to work, and was treated with respect by his clients for the first time in years.
(c) Walking alone in a field, he fell to his knees, recalling his former prayers for freedom.
(d) When walking down the street, someone called his name, and he realized that he had his identity back.

5. Who does Frankl quote (more than once) as writing: "He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how."
(a) Confucius.
(b) Christ.
(c) Plato.
(d) Nietzche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when prisoners, who were pressured for years, suddenly released that pressure?

2. What did the camp doctor give his prisoners after they were liberated?

3. What does Frankl write about those with very difficult circumstances, such as being diagnosed with a terminal illness?

4. What does Frankl believe makes a person "worthy of his sufferings or not"?

5. What happened, according to the author, to the instinct to violence in the prisoners?

(see the answer key)

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