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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. Why did Frankl have to leave his shoes unlaced?
(a) He injured his ankle and had a hidden makeshift cast.
(b) He was given shoes that were too small.
(c) He suffered from edema.
(d) His socks, though warm, were the wrong size.

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

3. What job do those who greet the prisoners as they arrive to the concentration camp do?
(a) They find prisoners who are willing to lie about their identities.
(b) They separate the sick from the fit.
(c) They decide which women are not strong enough to work.
(d) They take charge of the belongings of the new arrivals.

4. Under what conditions does Frankl describe the SS beating prisoners?
(a) When they were injurred and unable to work.
(b) At the direction of the SS authorities, prisoners were beaten.
(c) At the slightest provocation or for no reason at all.
(d) When they spoke before being spoken to.

5. Where does the author of the book travel in a "prison car" with small peepholes?
(a) Past his hometown.
(b) Through Germany.
(c) To Auschwitz.
(d) To Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were dead men thrown on trains transporting prisoners to different concentration camps?

2. What does Frankl argue hurts most about being hit?

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

4. What was the "most ghastly moment of the twenty-four hours of camp life"?

5. What rule did the author establish for himself in Auschwitz?

(see the answer key)

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