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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. Why did Frankl have to leave his shoes unlaced?
(a) He injured his ankle and had a hidden makeshift cast.
(b) His socks, though warm, were the wrong size.
(c) He was given shoes that were too small.
(d) He suffered from edema.

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

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

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

5. As Frankl and his fellow prisoners watched fellow prisoners, what could they calculate?
(a) How much they had eaten.
(b) When they would be sent to the gas chambers.
(c) Each other's lifespans.
(d) How badly they had been beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is this book most concerned with?

2. How is humor characterized in camp life?

3. When Frankl was scheduled to be transported to another camp, what did the chief doctor do?

4. What kind of sickness affected most of the prisoners in 1945?

5. What is the "delusion of reprieve"?

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