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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. What were the wishes and desires of prisoners?
(a) Intellectual stimulation.
(b) Most of the men wished for intimacy.
(c) Food and comfort.
(d) The strongest desire was often for more water than was readily available.

2. Who greets the prisoners upon their arrival at the concentration camp?
(a) The director of the camp.
(b) Cruel SS guards with dogs.
(c) Cheerful prisoners speaking different languages.
(d) An unidentified man who directs the prisoners to form two separate lines.

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

4. How does the author describe the Capos?
(a) "The Capos were miserable, knowing that they had betrayed their people."
(b) "Many Capos fared better in camp than they had in their entire lives."
(c) "The Capos lived in fear, knowing that they could be stripped of their privileges at any moment."
(d) "The Capos enjoyed life in the prisons, and took pleasure in the humiliation of others."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author claim helped to detach prisoner's minds from their surroundings?

2. What position does the author volunteer for?

3. Who does the author claim entertained thoughts of suicide in the concentration camp?

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

5. What does Frankl write was the most depressing feature of life in a concentration camp?

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