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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Experiences in a Concentration Camp" (through page 115).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In contrast to psychoanalysis, what does Frankl claim logotherapy is centered around?
(a) The will to meaning.
(b) Principle.
(c) Decision.
(d) The right to dignity.

3. Why were dead men thrown on trains transporting prisoners to different concentration camps?
(a) They were there to take up space, so that the prisoners would not have much room.
(b) They were sent to spread disease to the other prisoners on the train.
(c) If their number was on the list, their life was considered less important than their number.
(d) This was a cruel joke of the SS who wanted to horrify the other riders.

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

5. What does Frankl suggest is the meaning of life?
(a) Creative work is the purpose of life.
(b) Love.
(c) Charitable work or work that advances the common causes of humanity.
(d) It is different for each individual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characterizes the second phase of a prisoner's mental state?

2. What caused former prisoners to feel bitterness?

3. Who does Frankl quote (more than once) as writing: "He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how."

4. What kind of outbreak affected the prisoners at the author's camp?

5. How does Frankl's understanding of individual meaning differ from that of Jean-Paul Sartre?

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