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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 does the author think about during difficult moments?
(a) His favorite poem.
(b) His love for his wife.
(c) His religion.
(d) His favorite recipe.

2. What characterizes the second phase of a prisoner's mental state?
(a) Grief.
(b) Depression.
(c) Apathy in the face of the horrors of camp life.
(d) Suprise at finding the beauty in camp life.

3. Were all foremen harsh and cruel?
(a) Yes, and the harshest tended to hold the most power.
(b) No, there were some who felt sorry for the prisoners.
(c) Yes, this was always true.
(d) Very nearly all.

4. How does Frankl describe the "size" of human suffering?
(a) It is only perceptible to the individual.
(b) It can never be as great as it was for prisoners in Auschwitz.
(c) It is relative.
(d) It is impossible to gauge.

5. What position does the author volunteer for?
(a) He volunteers to work as a doctor.
(b) He volunteers to clean up sewage so that a friend can be spared that job.
(c) He volunteers to work as a personal secretary so that he can work inside.
(d) He volunteers to move rocks so that he can leave the camp occasionally.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the exceptions to the "cultural hibernation" in camp?

3. Who greets the prisoners upon their arrival at the concentration camp?

4. Was there art in the concentration camp?

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

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