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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the wishes and desires of prisoners?

2. How were prisoners identified?

3. What did Frankl learn happened at Auschwitz after he left?

4. How is humor characterized in camp life?

5. Who does the author claim entertained thoughts of suicide in the concentration camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were termed "Moslems" in camp? What consequences did being called "Moslem" have?

2. How does Frankl describe a "delusion of reprieve"?

3. As a new prisoner in camp, what decision did Frankl believe "marked the culminating point of the first phase of [his] psychological reaction"?

4. According to the first section of the text, "Experiences in a Concentration Camp," what advantages did the Capo have over normal prisoners?

5. What does Frankl write about the sense of humor that developed in the concentration camp?

6. What kind of curiosity does Frankl write that the prisoners had?

7. How did Frankl win the favor of the Capo in his working party? Why was this important for him?

8. In the first section of the text, "Experiences in a Concentration Camp," what groups does Frankl identify within the concentration camp? Which group does he focus on? Why?

9. How were prisoners separated when they arrived at Auschwitz?

10. After the initial mental phase that was characterized by shock, what characterized the second phase that Frankl noticed in his fellow prisoners and in himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frankl's description of life in camp deals mostly with his own experience and the experiences of the men he was surrounded by. Women and children are nearly absent. Describe how you imagine life for a woman or child living under these circumstances might be different. Do you believe they would live through the same mental stages?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the difference between Capos and normal prisoners. How were each selected? Does Frankl present a balanced view of the behavior of each group? How does he justify his sympathies with normal prisoners?

Essay Topic 3

Frankl quotes Nietzsche multiple times in this book, writing, "He who has a why to live for can bear any how." How does this quote reflect Frankl's ideas and tone in Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy?

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