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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. Why did prisoners try to get to the center of the lines that workers formed in the morning?
(a) Large blocks of people were always selected from the center, so friends could remain together.
(b) To avoid being seen by the SS.
(c) They could neither be punished for arriving early nor beaten for arriving late.
(d) For the warmth in the center of the group.

2. What does Frankl claim about what man makes of himself?
(a) That it is the cause of suffering.
(b) That he himself creates it.
(c) That it is the result of his childhood.
(d) That his circumstances lead to it.

3. What did the more "prominent" prisoners, the Capo, develop in camp?
(a) Delirium.
(b) Delusions of grandeur.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Major depressive disorder.

4. Before writing the second section of this text, had Frankl described logotherapy in writing?
(a) Yes, in a published article.
(b) Yes, in seventeen volumes in German.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, in journals.

5. How were the Capos chosen?
(a) They were chosen according to their phyiscal strength.
(b) They were chosen for their height, as the work that they did required tall men.
(c) They were the prisoners who were seen as having a suitable character for the job.
(d) They were randomly chosen from groups arriving by train daily.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author arrived to the concentration camp, the group of arrivals were separated into two lines. What happened to these two groups?

2. What kind of outbreak affected the prisoners at the author's camp?

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

4. What does the author think about during difficult moments?

5. How did Frankl himself realize he was free?

(see the answer key)

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