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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 72).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did prisoners experience beauty?
(a) They discussed beautiful art that they had seen outside the camp.
(b) They experienced it intensely.
(c) The SS officers made light of their lack of sensibility when surrounded by beauty in nature.
(d) Their lives were too focused on primitive needs to worry about such things.

2. Was there art in the concentration camp?
(a) No, there was no such thing as the rules prohibiting self-expression were strict.
(b) No, the prisoners were far too depressed to care for art.
(c) Yes, there were gatherings with songs, poems, jokes, and some satire.
(d) Yes, there were many prisoners (including Frankl) who attempted literature.

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

4. How many mental phases does the author claim that concentration camp prisoners go through?
(a) Two separate phases.
(b) Three distinct phases.
(c) Four phases.
(d) Ten distinct phases.

5. Why were camp inmates frightened of decisions?
(a) They worried about the consequences of excercising their own judgement.
(b) They were scared of bringing attention to themselves.
(c) They believed that fate was one's master.
(d) They were frightened of everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the Capos chosen?

2. How is humor characterized in camp life?

3. What does the author think about during difficult moments?

4. What did the prison car that Frankl took pass?

5. When was there a free fight among the prisoners?

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