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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 does the author think about during difficult moments?
(a) His favorite poem.
(b) His love for his wife.
(c) His religion.
(d) His favorite recipe.

2. What symptom characterizes the first mental phase of prisoners in concentration camps?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Grief.
(c) Shock.
(d) Depression.

3. How do psychiatrists expect people to react in abnormal situations?
(a) They expect an abnormal reaction according to the person's degree of normality.
(b) They expect that a normal person in an abnormal situation will demonstrate severe stress.
(c) They expect mentally healthy people to have balanced reactions to such situations.
(d) They expect strong reactions.

4. What kind of outbreak affected the prisoners at the author's camp?
(a) A strong seasonal flu.
(b) Measles.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

5. Under what conditions does Frankl describe the SS beating prisoners?
(a) When they were injurred and unable to work.
(b) At the direction of the SS authorities, prisoners were beaten.
(c) At the slightest provocation or for no reason at all.
(d) When they spoke before being spoken to.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the school of therapy that Frankl stands for?

2. What position does the author volunteer for?

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

4. What does the author attempt to describe in this essay?

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

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