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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. What job did Frankl do in freezing temperatures out of doors?
(a) He worked in an open-air hospital.
(b) He worked in the sewage pits.
(c) He worked on icky train tracks.
(d) He worked on the roof of the prison director's building.

2. When the author arrived to the concentration camp, the group of arrivals were separated into two lines. What happened to these two groups?
(a) One group was destined to work inside. The other group was destined for heavy labor.
(b) One group was sent to the men's quarters, while the other group was sent to women's quarters.
(c) One group was sent on another train, while the group the author was part of remained at the same camp.
(d) One group was used to work. The other group was killed.

3. What did the prison car that Frankl took pass?
(a) A beach.
(b) His mother's home.
(c) His old home.
(d) A beautiful lake.

4. What does Frankl believe explains the lack of sexual urge in the concentration camp?
(a) Fear.
(b) Undernourishment.
(c) Stress.
(d) Shock.

5. What does Frankl argue happened in camp to "sensitive people used to a rich intellectual life"?
(a) They were beaten more harshly.
(b) The damage to their inner life was less.
(c) They had difficulty adapting to not being heard.
(d) They fell ill more frequently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possession does the author of this book try to keep after arriving to the concentration camp?

2. What did prisoners often discuss when they had a free moment?

3. Why were camp inmates frightened of decisions?

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

5. What job do those who greet the prisoners as they arrive to the concentration camp do?

(see the answer key)

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