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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kafka express the absurd?
(a) Through representations of everyday life.
(b) Through farce that is close to sentimentality.
(c) Through the logical.
(d) Through tragedy.

2. In The Castle, what is significant about the character Amalia?
(a) She is a dwarf.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is meant to be a representation of Helen of Troy.
(d) She is the only character without hope.

3. With God dead, what remains?
(a) Chaos and warfare.
(b) Power.
(c) An erratic universe.
(d) History and power.

4. Which novel deals with a soul in quest of grace?
(a) The Trial.
(b) The Life and Times of Michael K.
(c) Metamorphosis.
(d) The Castle.

5. Who believed that 'to kill God is to become god oneself'?
(a) Both Kirkegaard and Camus.
(b) Both Kirilov and Nietzsche.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Both Kirilov and Onegin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does Camus make about Greek tragedy?

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

3. What comment has Camus to make about Malraux?

4. For whose victory must we hope?

5. What comment does Camus make about Greek thought?

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