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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. When Frankl ran the neurological department of a general hospital, what did he say he witnessed?
(a) He saw that "patients who listen to their own inner voice end up happier and healthier."
(b) His patient's capactity to "turn their predicaments into human achievements."
(c) That "suffering is a choice."
(d) "That suffering is only momentary, but the attitudes that lead to happiness can last a lifetime."
2. How did Frankl earn the favor of "The Murderous Capo"?
(a) He held his hand.
(b) He spoke to him of hope.
(c) He gave him psychological advice.
(d) He applauded him.
3. Frankl writes that values do not push, but pull people. Why does he make this distinction?
(a) To show that there is always freedom of choice.
(b) To argue that man does not create values, but instead recognizes them.
(c) To show that they are part of the inner life of man.
(d) To demonstrate that people are born with values.
4. What importance does Frankl give to the numbers assigned to prisoners?
(a) These were assigned because they were simpler and more economical to tattoo on prisoner's bodies than full names.
(b) This was just one more humiliation.
(c) The use of numbers was part of a program to erase the prisoner's name, history, and past.
(d) This was a method devised at Auschwitz in order to easily track prisoners that were transported from one concentration camp to another.
5. What does the author think about during difficult moments?
(a) His religion.
(b) His favorite recipe.
(c) His love for his wife.
(d) His favorite poem.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Frankl believe that man behaves morally?
2. Why were camp inmates frightened of decisions?
3. Why does the author decide not to try to escape the concentration camp?
4. What does Frankl think of the concept of collective guilt?
5. What does Frankl write is the aim of traditional Freudian psychotherapy?
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