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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were camp inmates frightened of decisions?
(a) They were frightened of everything.
(b) They believed that fate was one's master.
(c) They worried about the consequences of excercising their own judgement.
(d) They were scared of bringing attention to themselves.

2. Who greets the prisoners upon their arrival at the concentration camp?
(a) Cheerful prisoners speaking different languages.
(b) Cruel SS guards with dogs.
(c) An unidentified man who directs the prisoners to form two separate lines.
(d) The director of the camp.

3. When Frankl was scheduled to be transported to another camp, what did the chief doctor do?
(a) Fired Frankl from his job.
(b) Created a new position for Frankl in the next camp.
(c) Forged a letter of introduction.
(d) Arranged for Frankl to stay.

4. Who does the author describe smoking in the concentration camps?
(a) Prison doctors.
(b) The Capo and the suicidal.
(c) The prisoners who worked in the kitchen.
(d) Railway workers.

5. What does the author claim hurts most about the physical blows from SS officers?
(a) The unfairness of the blows.
(b) The way in which the SS officers did not speak to the prisoners before beating them.
(c) The way that the officers hit prisoners where they were already injured.
(d) The use of sticks to hit the prisoners.

6. Was there art in the concentration camp?
(a) No, there was no such thing as the rules prohibiting self-expression were strict.
(b) No, the prisoners were far too depressed to care for art.
(c) Yes, there were gatherings with songs, poems, jokes, and some satire.
(d) Yes, there were many prisoners (including Frankl) who attempted literature.

7. What rule did the author establish for himself in Auschwitz?
(a) He would try to earn the confidence of everyone he met.
(b) He would work as hard as possible when given a task.
(c) He would always eat his food slowly to enjoy it as much as possible.
(d) He would answer all questions truthfully.

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

9. What does Frankl argue happened in camp to "sensitive people used to a rich intellectual life"?
(a) The damage to their inner life was less.
(b) They were beaten more harshly.
(c) They fell ill more frequently.
(d) They had difficulty adapting to not being heard.

10. What happens in the story of Death in Teheran?
(a) A man dies in Teheran, but faces his death bravely, and this inspires the theory of logotherapy.
(b) Death threatens a servant who flees to Teheran, but Teheran is where Death plans to meet him.
(c) It is a story of a man who dies in Teheran, because of his own cruelty to his neighbors.
(d) It is the story of a tragic death by fire in Teheran, which shows that all of us must die in the end.

11. When was there a free fight among the prisoners?
(a) Before there was a shipment of the feeble and inable to work, when prisoners struggled not to be transported to another site.
(b) Before bed, when men and women competed for a place on a soft bed.
(c) Before work began daily, when prisoners competed to be assigned the first jobs, as these were the least physically demanding.
(d) Before meal time, when prisoners competed for one of the limited number of two-course meals.

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

13. When the author arrived to the concentration camp, the group of arrivals were separated into two lines. What happened to these two groups?
(a) One group was destined to work inside. The other group was destined for heavy labor.
(b) One group was sent to the men's quarters, while the other group was sent to women's quarters.
(c) One group was used to work. The other group was killed.
(d) One group was sent on another train, while the group the author was part of remained at the same camp.

14. How does Frankl describe the "size" of human suffering?
(a) It can never be as great as it was for prisoners in Auschwitz.
(b) It is impossible to gauge.
(c) It is only perceptible to the individual.
(d) It is relative.

15. What kind of event does the author attend with the camp's chief officer?
(a) A seance.
(b) A medical presentation on Measles.
(c) A private meal.
(d) A meeting where SS officials discuss punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were dead men thrown on trains transporting prisoners to different concentration camps?

2. Why does the author decide not to try to escape the concentration camp?

3. What does Frankl argue hurts most about being hit?

4. Where does the author claim that most of the extermination took place?

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

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