1. What happened when prisoners, who were pressured for years, suddenly released that pressure?
(a) Many enjoyed incredible amounts of exercise and great amounts of energy.
(b) They went mad.
(c) They found they enjoyed their own company much more than the company of those who had never experienced life in a concentration camp.
(d) They ate large amounts and spoke at length.

2. Why was the author not bothered by sitting near lice-infested human corpses?
(a) He was emotionally distanced from death, and saw the humor in the situation.
(b) As a doctor, he knew that if he were infected with lice, he could easily treat himself.
(c) He was able, near these bodies, to spend a few minutes alone.
(d) He was able to distract himself thinking of his love for his wife.

3. During the time that the author spent in concentration camps, what does he describe as his main work?
(a) Digging and laying tracks for railway lines.
(b) Preparing bodies for burial.
(c) Working in the kitchen.
(d) Cleaning the guards' living and work quarters.

4. How did prisoners experience beauty?
(a) The SS officers made light of their lack of sensibility when surrounded by beauty in nature.
(b) Their lives were too focused on primitive needs to worry about such things.
(c) They discussed beautiful art that they had seen outside the camp.
(d) They experienced it intensely.

5. What choice does the author claim that people can control in difficult circumstances?
(a) "In any circumstance... man can choose his own reaction, we can all choose to focus on love."
(b) "We can all always choose our breathing patterns, which influence our mood, and that influences our actions."
(c) "People, even in these horrible circumstances, can control the way that they treat others."
(d) "Man can preserve a vestige of spiritual freedom, or independence of mind..."