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

2. What rule did the author establish for himself in Auschwitz?
(a) He would try to earn the confidence of everyone he met.
(b) He would work as hard as possible when given a task.
(c) He would always eat his food slowly to enjoy it as much as possible.
(d) He would answer all questions truthfully.

3. Who does the author describe smoking in the concentration camps?
(a) The Capo and the suicidal.
(b) Railway workers.
(c) The prisoners who worked in the kitchen.
(d) Prison doctors.

4. What were the exceptions to the "cultural hibernation" in camp?
(a) Art and music.
(b) Politics and religion.
(c) Religion and writing.
(d) Writing and music.

5. Where does the author claim that most of the extermination took place?
(a) During mass transport, on the road to the camps.
(b) In the big, famous camps.
(c) In camps in northern Europe.
(d) In small camps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who narrates this story?

2. What is the principal question that the author tries to address?

3. What does Frankl write was the most depressing feature of life in a concentration camp?

4. Who is this book most concerned with?

5. How does Frankl describe the "size" of human suffering?

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