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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 did Frankl try to teach a former prisoner who felt that he could trample crops in a field because he had been through so much himself?
(a) "Morality is measured in small moments."
(b) "No one has the right to do wrong."
(c) "By respecting nature, we learn to respect ourselves."
(d) "The way that you behave when nobody is watching speaks loudly of you."

2. What is the name of the school of therapy that Frankl stands for?
(a) Behavioral therapy.
(b) Psychotherapy.
(c) Hypno-therapy.
(d) Logotherapy.

3. What does Frankl write was the most depressing feature of life in a concentration camp?
(a) Losing a sense of individuality.
(b) Feeling impotent to affect the future.
(c) Stress in general.
(d) Not knowing how long the imprisonment would last.

4. What are noo-dynamics?
(a) The dynamics between existential boredom and meaning.
(b) The tension between a victim and a victimizer.
(c) A tension between who a person is and who they can become.
(d) Family dynamics in which spiritual issues play a role.

5. What does Frankl claim is the most important part of suffering?
(a) One's attitude in the face of it.
(b) How one uses it to serve others.
(c) The way that leads to love.
(d) The way that one maintains peace in the face of hardship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did prisoners often discuss when they had a free moment?

2. What is "hyper-intention"?

3. Why were camp inmates frightened of decisions?

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

5. How did fellow prisoners respond when someone stole potatoes?

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