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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Myth of Sisyphus: The Absurd Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chestov think we turn to God?
(a) Because we are afraid.
(b) Only to obtain the impossible.
(c) Only to gain favors.
(d) To have the feling that 'underneath are the everlasting arms'.

2. What important factor limits human freedom?
(a) Frailty.
(b) Physical movement.
(c) Time.
(d) His absurd nature.

3. Who is the author of Discourses of Edification?
(a) Russell.
(b) Sartre.
(c) Camus.
(d) Kierkegaard.

4. What is a consequence of love?
(a) The stronger the love, the stronger the absurdity.
(b) The stronger the love, the less absurd it is.
(c) It is impossible to assess because every relationship is different.
(d) Marriage and children.

5. What phenomenon can humans have no experience of?
(a) Death.
(b) Mind.
(c) Karma.
(d) True empathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ridiculous about the writer who emulated Peregrinos?

2. Which famous Frenchwoman was self-reliant?

3. How does a man define himself?

4. What is important about an actor's fame?

5. What argument does Camus dismiss as 'a matter of profound indifference'?

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