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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does a man define himself?
(a) By his politics and personal goals.
(b) By his make-believe as well as his sincere impulses.
(c) By his possessions.
(d) By his taste in music and literature.

3. Once, how were the condemned spared the sight of the scaffold?
(a) The condemned person was blindfolded.
(b) The execution chamber was never lit.
(c) The condemned person walked backwards, with two priests assisting.
(d) Priests held a little painted screens in front of the condemned person's face.

4. What is the legendary Faust remembered for?
(a) Killing his mistress.
(b) Selling his soul to the Devil.
(c) As an alchemist.
(d) Living for a very long time.

5. What is ridiculous about the writer who emulated Peregrinos?
(a) The writer suicided so his book would be noticed, but the book was no good.
(b) He thought the name would make him a great travel writer, but he failed.
(c) The writer suicided in despair and his relatives benefited hugely from the royalties.
(d) He tried to commit suicide by drowning in the Seine, but could not sink.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Camus, what is important about the idea that actions have consequences?

2. To which school of thought does Husserl belong?

3. Which philosopher claims that anxiety is at the source of everything?

4. What does Camus claim is different about his discussion of suicide?

5. According to Camus, what is the only way Iago can be understood?

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