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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Return to Tipasa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Camus describes it, the impression one has of the setting for the boxing boxing match is _______________.
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Well-organized.
(c) Exciting and dangerous.
(d) Squalid and crowded.

2. In summer, what happens to Algiers?
(a) It is subject to extremes of weather.
(b) It becomes deserted.
(c) It fills with eager tourists.
(d) Pilgrims arrive and accommodation is stretched.

3. What attitude can overcome all fate?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Scorn.
(c) Indolence.
(d) Diigence.

4. What did the writer do when the weather changed?
(a) Went to the beach.
(b) Went to Mass to give thanks.
(c) Set off for Oran.
(d) Set off for Tipasa.

5. What is the contrast between the historical and artistic spirits, according to Camus?
(a) History can be manipulated, but art never can.
(b) History is a necessary record of the past, while art is a mere bagatelle.
(c) History aims to educate, art to expand consciousness.
(d) History's aim is tyranny, while the artist's aim is freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Identify the literary device Camus uses in: 'Even men without a gospel have their Mount of Olives'.

2. What is the prime interest of everyday man?

3. What temptation does Camus suggest is hardest to overcome?

4. What does Oedipus' remark imply?

5. According to Camus, what is the great misfortune from which we all suffer?

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