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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 does Frankl term supra-meaning?
(a) An ultimate meaning that transcends man's intellectual capabilities.
(b) A spiritual understanding that transcends our ability to describe it in words.
(c) A level of understanding meaning that transcends the individual and can only be understood within groups.
(d) He does not use this term.

2. Why did Frankl have to leave his shoes unlaced?
(a) He was given shoes that were too small.
(b) His socks, though warm, were the wrong size.
(c) He injured his ankle and had a hidden makeshift cast.
(d) He suffered from edema.

3. How were prisoners identified?
(a) By name.
(b) By the name of the place they lived before being captured.
(c) By the room they were assigned.
(d) By number.

4. How did fellow prisoners respond when someone stole potatoes?
(a) They turned him in to the SS for extra soup.
(b) Rather than turn him in, they chose to be punished.
(c) When they realized this could be done, they began to organize to steal collectively.
(d) Nobody could figure out who he was.

5. What job do those who greet the prisoners as they arrive to the concentration camp do?
(a) They separate the sick from the fit.
(b) They decide which women are not strong enough to work.
(c) They take charge of the belongings of the new arrivals.
(d) They find prisoners who are willing to lie about their identities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the existential vacuum?

2. What caused former prisoners to feel bitterness?

3. After the liberation of the camp, why does the SS take most of the remaining prisoners?

4. What is the name of the school of therapy that Frankl stands for?

5. How were normal reactions hastened among the workers charged with removing sewage?

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