Man's Search for Meaning Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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Man's Search for Meaning Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Logotherapy in a Nutshell" (through page 157).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the liberation of the camp, why does the SS take most of the remaining prisoners?
(a) To take them to another camp.
(b) To send them to Switzerland.
(c) To torture them so that they would not speak of their experiences.
(d) To kill them.

2. When Frankl was scheduled to be transported to another camp, what did the chief doctor do?
(a) Created a new position for Frankl in the next camp.
(b) Arranged for Frankl to stay.
(c) Fired Frankl from his job.
(d) Forged a letter of introduction.

3. What did the prisoners think of indoor work?
(a) It was difficult because of the close watch the SS kept on prisoners inside.
(b) It was the worst work in the camp because of the constant contact with the SS.
(c) It was the hardest work because it separated the prisoners.
(d) It was the best work in the camp, since it was in a sheltered room.

4. What is the author's tone of voice in this, the second section, of the book?
(a) He writes in clinical terms about prisoners mental states, as a doctor, not a former prisoner.
(b) He describes his life before living in the concentration camp in exaggeratedly nostalgic terms.
(c) He is now emotionally detached as he remembers his earlier emotional life.
(d) He uses vulgar language to describe the hatred he still feels for the SS.

5. 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) The author notes that nearly all of the prisoners entertained these thoughts.
(d) He notes there was a high suicide rate among the Capos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of neuroses result from existential frustration?

2. What happens when the author was outside of the camp fences burying dead bodies?

3. What does Frankl suggest is the meaning of life?

4. What does Frankl claim is the most important part of suffering?

5. What is the "delusion of reprieve"?

(see the answer key)

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