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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 speak to his fellow prisoners about when their morale was low?
(a) Hope.
(b) Love.
(c) Hygiene.
(d) Death.

2. How does Frankl write that Freudian psychotherapy deals with spiritual issues?
(a) Frankl writes that spirituality is dealt with by Freudian psychologists as a central issue in life, but it should be addressed with religious leaders.
(b) They are not dealt with directly, but they are seen as having instinctual roots.
(c) They are dealt with directly, and with respect for the difficulty that many patients have with these issues.
(d) Spiritual issues are not dealt with in psychotherapy.

3. Frankl was sent to another camp after his stay in Auschwitz. Why were the prisoners there pleased?
(a) There was no snow.
(b) The food was good.
(c) The SS was not as cruel.
(d) There were no gas chambers.

4. Where does the author claim that most of the extermination took place?
(a) In camps in northern Europe.
(b) In the big, famous camps.
(c) During mass transport, on the road to the camps.
(d) In small camps.

5. What does Frankl argue hurts most about being hit?
(a) The humiliation.
(b) Displeasing authority.
(c) The injury upon injury.
(d) The reprimand that this represents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frankl's understanding of individual meaning differ from that of Jean-Paul Sartre?

2. What role does suffering play in life, according to Frankl?

3. What are the ways that logotherapy believes meaning in life can be found?

4. How does logotherapy deal with spiritual issues?

5. What kind of complex does the author write prisoners suffered from?

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