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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. What kind of statue does Frankl argue should compliment the Statue of Liberty?
(a) A Statue of Memory.
(b) A Statue of Hope.
(c) A Statue of Responsibility.
(d) A Statue of Meaning.

2. Frankl writes that "every age has its own collective neurosis." What does he characterize as the neurosis of his day?
(a) The existential vacuum.
(b) Noo-dynamics.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Self-absorbtion.

3. What is Frankl's tone in "Basic Concepts of Logotherapy"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Serious and optimistic.
(c) Sad and concerned.
(d) Clinical.

4. What does the author attempt to describe in this essay?
(a) The reason that the Nazis rose to power.
(b) The last days of the war.
(c) The ways in which living in a concentration camp made prisoners stronger.
(d) The experience of living in a concentration camp.

5. What does Frankl believe makes a person "worthy of his sufferings or not"?
(a) Whether "he makes use of" or forgoes "the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him."
(b) Their "focus on love," and their "lack of consideration for their own suffering."
(c) Their ability to remove desire from their lives.
(d) Their ability to "focus on the positive aspects of their past."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were camp inmates frightened of decisions?

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

3. What did Frankl speak to his fellow prisoners about when their morale was low?

4. How is humor characterized in camp life?

5. What does the author claim hurts most about the physical blows from SS officers?

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