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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Case for a Tragic Optimism" (through page 179).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the main characteristic of the second phase of the prisoner's mental life?
(a) Anger.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Love.
(d) Violence.

2. How does the existential vacuum manifest itself?
(a) Depression.
(b) A sense of guilt.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Anxiety.

3. What did the camp doctor give his prisoners after they were liberated?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Magazines.

4. How is humor characterized in camp life?
(a) Prisoners use humor as a weapon in self-preservation.
(b) Black humor is the most common kind of humor in camp.
(c) The SS offices, and occassionally the Capos, are the only people in camp who use humor.
(d) Humor is rarely used.

5. Why did the Capo in the author's working party do him favors?
(a) The author listened to his marital problems and offered psychotherapeutic advice.
(b) The author aided him in finding the strongest men to work on his team.
(c) The author was his doctor before he was put in prison.
(d) This Capo favored him because they were from the same hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were camp inmates frightened of decisions?

2. Were all foremen harsh and cruel?

3. What were the exceptions to the "cultural hibernation" in camp?

4. When Frankl was scheduled to be transported to another camp, what did the chief doctor do?

5. When Frankl ran the neurological department of a general hospital, what did he say he witnessed?

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