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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. Where does the author claim that most of the extermination took place?
(a) In the big, famous camps.
(b) In small camps.
(c) In camps in northern Europe.
(d) During mass transport, on the road to the camps.

2. What kind of event does the author attend with the camp's chief officer?
(a) A private meal.
(b) A meeting where SS officials discuss punishment.
(c) A medical presentation on Measles.
(d) A seance.

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

4. What does Frankl argue hurts most about being hit?
(a) The injury upon injury.
(b) The reprimand that this represents.
(c) Displeasing authority.
(d) The humiliation.

5. What was the main characteristic of the second phase of the prisoner's mental life?
(a) Anger.
(b) Love.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is this book most concerned with?

2. How is humor characterized in camp life?

3. How did Frankl respond to an SS officer who called him a pig, and asked him what his profession was?

4. What did Frankl learn happened at Auschwitz after he left?

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

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