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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Helen's Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the chief question pursued in THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV?
(a) Conflict over the emancipation of the Russian serfs.
(b) The validity of the Russian church.
(c) Sibling rivalry in the Russian middle class.
(d) The existence of God.

2. What is the role of Nemesis?
(a) To restore memory of past sins.
(b) To bring soothing sleep.
(c) To punish those who exceed their limits.
(d) To claim revenge.

3. What is Camus' view concerning the idea that the artist can be detached from his work?
(a) He believes the idea warrants closer examination.
(b) He believes this is essential in being able to form and utter critique.
(c) He believes this idea is outmoded and false.
(d) He supports the idea.

4. What comment of Nietzsche's does Camus make reference to near the beginning of the chapter on Philosophy and Fiction?
(a) 'Midway in life's journey we need to enter a dark wood.'
(b) 'Scattered thoughts can be both orderly and disorderly.'
(c) 'We have art in order not to die of the truth.'
(d) 'What does not destroy me makes me stronger.'

5. What 'two worlds' does Kafka present in his novels?
(a) The absurd and the prosaic.
(b) Everyday life and transcendent ecstasy.
(c) Everyday life and supernatural anxiety.
(d) Anxiety and the absurd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the hero of Metamorphosis?

2. According to Camus, what have 'the smell of the office clinging to them'?

3. Why is it necessary to read a Kafka work twice?

4. Who is the protagonist in The Trial?

5. What is the contrast between the historical and artistic spirits, according to Camus?

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