Man's Search for Meaning

Question 1

Who is the author of Man’s Search for Meaning?

Answer 1

Viktor E. Frankl

Question 2

Martyr

Answer 2

noun
a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause:

“This story is not about the suffering and death of great heroes and martyrs, nor is it about the prominent Capos”

Question 3

Capos

Answer 3

Prisoners who acted as trustees, having special privileges- or well-known prisoners.

“Some Capos fared better in the camp than they had in their entire lives.”

They can be judged on a similar psychological basis as SS men and the camp wardens.

Question 4

Scruple

Answer 4

noun
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.

“On the average, only those prisoners could keep alive who, after years of trekking from camp to camp, had lost all scruples in their fight for existence; they were prepared to use every means, honest and otherwise, even brutal force, theft and betrayal of their friends, in order to save themselves.”

Question 5

Methodical

Answer 5

adjective
performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly:

“To attempt a methodical presentation of the subject is very difficult, as psychology requires a certain scientific detachment.”

Question 6

Exhibitionism

Answer 6

noun
a tendency to display one’s abilities or to behave in such a way as to attract attention.

“I therefore refrained from deleting any of the passages, in spite of an intense dislike of exhibitionism”

Question 7

Respite

Answer 7

noun
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:

“and twelve soups were often a very real respite from starvation.”

Question 8

Desolate

Answer 8

adjective
barren or laid waste; devastated:
a treeless, desolate landscape.
deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited.

“Trekking along the straight desolate roads, to what destination we did not know”

Question 9

Gallows

Answer 9

noun, plural gal·lows·es, gal·lows.
a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.

“My imagination led me to see gallows with people dangling on them.”

Question 10

Delusion of reprieve

Answer 10

The condemned man, immediately before his execution, gets the illustion that he might be reprieved at the very last minute.

Question 11

Schnapps

Answer 11

American. An inexpensive heavily sweetened form of liqueur is made in America by mixing neutral grain spirit with fruit syrup, spices, or other flavors. Referred to as “schnapps”, these are bottled with an alcohol content typically between 15% and 20% ABV (30–40 proof), though some may be much higher.

Question 12

Mercifully

Answer 12

adverb
in a way that shows mercy; compassionatelymercifully put down

“On entering, each prisoner was handed a piece of soap, and then - but mercifully I do not need to describe the events which followed.”

Question 13

Furtively

Answer 13

adjective
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret:

“Approaching him furtively, I pointed to the roll of paper in the inner pocket of my coat and said, “Look, this is the manuscript of a scientific book”

Question 14

piteous

Answer 14

adjective
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:

“A grin spread slowly over his face, first piteous, then more amused, mocking, insulting, until he bellowed one word ar me in answer to my question”