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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is important about an actor's fame?
(a) Its fleeting nature.
(b) Its illusory nature.
(c) The problem of paparazzi.
(d) Ultimately it brings displeasure.

3. Who was Adrienne Lecouvreur?
(a) A French composer of operetta.
(b) A French philosopher.
(c) A French actress.
(d) Voltaire's mistress.

4. Camus mentions the parliament of birds in which literary source?
(a) Arabian.
(b) English.
(c) Russian.
(d) Hindu.

5. What do all struggles need?
(a) Protagonists.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) The brake of values.
(d) To come to a conclusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which school of thought does Husserl belong?

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

3. How does Camus see Sisyphus vis-a-vis his fate?

4. What can be found at Padovani Beach?

5. In what way is a modern worker similar to Sisyphus?

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