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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Case for a Tragic Optimism" (through page 179).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the author claim hurts most about the physical blows from SS officers?
(a) The use of sticks to hit the prisoners.
(b) The way in which the SS officers did not speak to the prisoners before beating them.
(c) The way that the officers hit prisoners where they were already injured.
(d) The unfairness of the blows.
2. Who does the author claim entertained thoughts of suicide in the concentration camp?
(a) He notes there was a high suicide rate among the Capos.
(b) The author notes that nearly all of the prisoners entertained these thoughts.
(c) The author claims these thoughts were particularly common among men.
(d) The author writes that suicide was most common when it was snowing.
3. What kind of statue does Frankl argue should compliment the Statue of Liberty?
(a) A Statue of Memory.
(b) A Statue of Meaning.
(c) A Statue of Responsibility.
(d) A Statue of Hope.
4. How does Frankl respond to those who claimed they would commit suicide because "they had nothing to expect from life any more"?
(a) "You must truly listen to your own inner voice, and you will find that there is much more that you can expect."
(b) "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us."
(c) "Happiness can still be achieved."
(d) "Man was made to suffer, but there is meaning in suffering. With great humility this is possible."
5. What are "premium coupons"?
(a) These came from the construction firm that hired workers through the prison, and could be used to buy days off work.
(b) Raffle tickets given to the SS guards to award them things previously owned by the prisoners.
(c) These were certificates from the SS guards, and were awarded to prisoners who arrived to work before the morning bell rang.
(d) These came from the construction firm that hired the workers from the prison, and could be exchanged for cigarettes.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Frankl use as an example of what "man is capable of"?
2. What does Frankl call "existential frustration"?
3. What does Frankl suggest is the meaning of life?
4. What is Frankl's tone in "Basic Concepts of Logotherapy"?
5. What job do those who greet the prisoners as they arrive to the concentration camp do?
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