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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 symptom characterizes the first mental phase of prisoners in concentration camps?
(a) Grief.
(b) Shock.
(c) Depression.
(d) Fatigue.

2. How does the friend of the author, who "smuggled himself" into the author's hut, suggest that the prisoners try to stay alive?
(a) He offers them tips to get more food at meal time.
(b) He recommends that they sleep every moment that they get a chance, to be energetic in their work.
(c) He recommends they shave, to look younger, and that they avoid showing discomfort to appear more fit.
(d) He suggests that they never speak around SS officers.

3. How did Frankl earn the favor of "The Murderous Capo"?
(a) He gave him psychological advice.
(b) He applauded him.
(c) He held his hand.
(d) He spoke to him of hope.

4. What does Frankl call "the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire."
(a) Love.
(b) Faith.
(c) Hope.
(d) Belonging.

5. What kind of outbreak affected the prisoners at the author's camp?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Measles.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) A strong seasonal flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the wishes and desires of prisoners?

2. How many mental phases does the author claim that concentration camp prisoners go through?

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

4. What position does the author volunteer for?

5. What did Frankl think when he saw a group of convicts pass by?

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