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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of outbreak affected the prisoners at the author's camp?
(a) Scarlet Fever.
(b) Measles.
(c) Typhus.
(d) A strong seasonal flu.

2. What were the exceptions to the "cultural hibernation" in camp?
(a) Art and music.
(b) Writing and music.
(c) Politics and religion.
(d) Religion and writing.

3. What did Frankl think when he saw a group of convicts pass by?
(a) That they deserved worse punishment.
(b) That they had earned their misery while the prisoners had not.
(c) That they enjoyed more well-regulated, happy, secure lives than the prisoners.
(d) That life was unfair because he was in a position below them.

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

5. 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 sent on another train, while the group the author was part of remained at the same camp.
(b) One group was used to work. The other group was killed.
(c) One group was destined to work inside. The other group was destined for heavy labor.
(d) One group was sent to the men's quarters, while the other group was sent to women's quarters.

6. As Frankl and his fellow prisoners watched fellow prisoners, what could they calculate?
(a) When they would be sent to the gas chambers.
(b) How badly they had been beaten.
(c) How much they had eaten.
(d) Each other's lifespans.

7. What does the author think about during difficult moments?
(a) His favorite recipe.
(b) His favorite poem.
(c) His love for his wife.
(d) His religion.

8. What kind of complex does the author write prisoners suffered from?
(a) A Persecution complex.
(b) An Inferiority complex.
(c) A Marytyr complex.
(d) A Napoleon complex.

9. Who does the author claim entertained thoughts of suicide in the concentration camp?
(a) The author writes that suicide was most common when it was snowing.
(b) He notes there was a high suicide rate among the Capos.
(c) The author notes that nearly all of the prisoners entertained these thoughts.
(d) The author claims these thoughts were particularly common among men.

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

11. 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 to distract himself thinking of his love for his wife.
(d) He was able, near these bodies, to spend a few minutes alone.

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

13. Who narrates this story?
(a) A woman who claims to have grown up with Hitler.
(b) A concentration camp survivor.
(c) A former Nazi.
(d) A woman who hid Jews in her home to save them from the concentration camps.

14. Under what conditions does Frankl describe the SS beating prisoners?
(a) When they were injurred and unable to work.
(b) At the slightest provocation or for no reason at all.
(c) When they spoke before being spoken to.
(d) At the direction of the SS authorities, prisoners were beaten.

15. How did Frankl earn the favor of "The Murderous Capo"?
(a) He spoke to him of hope.
(b) He gave him psychological advice.
(c) He applauded him.
(d) He held his hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author attempt to describe in this essay?

2. How is humor characterized in camp life?

3. Why did Frankl have to leave his shoes unlaced?

4. How did Frankl respond to an SS officer who called him a pig, and asked him what his profession was?

5. What does the author claim hurts most about the physical blows from SS officers?

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