Man's Search for Meaning

There was an outbreak of _____ in Frankl's camp.

• Scarlet Fever

• Typhus

• Flu

• Measles

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What job did Frankl do outside in freezing temperatures?

• He worked in the sewage pits.

• He worked in an open-air hospital.

• He worked on train tracks.

• He worked on the roof of the director's building.

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

• He told him he was a doctor who did charitable work.

• He argued that it was none of his business and then tried to hit him.

• He refused to speak.

• He said he had been a psychiatrist and understood what his issues were.

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What does Frankl argue happened in camp to "sensitive people used to a rich intellectual life"?

• They had difficulty adapting to not being heard.

• They fell ill more frequently.

• the damage to their inner life was less.

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What does Frankl call "the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire"?

• love

• faith

• belonging

• hope

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CCSS.RL.8.3

How did Frankl earn the favor of the "Murderous Capo"?

• He applauded him.

• He spoke to him of hope.

• He worked extra diligently.

• He gave him psychological advice.

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How does Frankl describe the "size" of human suffering?

• It is impossible to gauge.

• It can never be as great as it was for prisoners in Auschwitz.

• It is only perceptible to the individual.

• It is relative.

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Frankl was sent to another camp after his stay in Auschwitz. Why were the prisoners there pleased?

• There were no gas chambers.

• The food was good.

• The SS were not as cruel.

• There was no snow.

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What position does the author volunteer for?

• working as a doctor

• cleaning up sewage

• moving rocks

• working as a personal secretary

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

• He fears that the route out of the camp is too visible.

• He decides that his recent good mood would make his escape too obvious.

• He decides that he would rather stay with his patients.

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