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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. Who does the author claim entertained thoughts of suicide in the concentration camp?
(a) The author writes that suicide was most common when it was snowing.
(b) The author claims these thoughts were particularly common among men.
(c) He notes there was a high suicide rate among the Capos.
(d) The author notes that nearly all of the prisoners entertained these thoughts.

2. What possession does the author of this book try to keep after arriving to the concentration camp?
(a) A gold tooth.
(b) A wedding ring.
(c) A sturdy pair of boots.
(d) A scientific manuscript.

3. What did the camp doctor give his prisoners after they were liberated?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Cigarettes.

4. How is humor characterized in camp life?
(a) Humor is rarely used.
(b) The SS offices, and occassionally the Capos, are the only people in camp who use humor.
(c) Black humor is the most common kind of humor in camp.
(d) Prisoners use humor as a weapon in self-preservation.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does the author volunteer for?

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

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

4. How do psychiatrists expect people to react in abnormal situations?

5. Was there art in the concentration camp?

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