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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Frankl write that Freudian psychotherapy deals with spiritual issues?
(a) They are not dealt with directly, but they are seen as having instinctual roots.
(b) Frankl writes that spirituality is dealt with by Freudian psychologists as a central issue in life, but it should be addressed with religious leaders.
(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.

2. Frankl writes that suffering is unavoidable, so what matters most in the way that we respond to suffering?
(a) Our attitude.
(b) Our love for one another.
(c) Our ability to understand our suffering as part of the story of our life.
(d) Our understanding of why we have been chosen to suffer.

3. When does the third phase of the prisoners' psychology begin?
(a) At liberation.
(b) After depression.
(c) Once they are no longer afraid.
(d) After all hope is lost.

4. What does Frankl suggest happens to "self-centeredness" in logotherapy?
(a) It is used to show the patient how their thought pattern should change.
(b) It is fostered in order to build confidence.
(c) It is broken up.
(d) It is made evident.

5. What does Frankl argue man determines about his life?
(a) Man decides if he will listen to his inner voice.
(b) Man decides what he will be.
(c) Man decides whether or not he will live in love.
(d) Man decides whether or not to suffer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Frankl try to teach a former prisoner who felt that he could trample crops in a field because he had been through so much himself?

2. What is Frankl's tone in "Basic Concepts of Logotherapy"?

3. What did the more "prominent" prisoners, the Capo, develop in camp?

4. How did fellow prisoners respond when someone stole potatoes?

5. How did Frankl himself realize he was free?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frankl describe the character of the prisoners and the guards?

2. What does Frankl argue should supplement the Statue of Liberty and why?

3. What were some of the negative things that former prisoners had to deal with after their release?

4. How does Frankl compare his logotherapy to Freud's psychoanalysis?

5. What has Frankl termed "noogenic neuroses"?

6. In logotherapy, what is the supra-meaning?

7. What opportunity does Frankl see in camp life?

8. What does Frankl observe about sexuality in the concentration camp?

9. What happened when a patient who had been through psychoanalysis went to logotherapy? What difference between these approaches does Frankl illustrate with this account?

10. What does Frankl write happened to prisoners who lost hope in the future?

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