The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sacrifice does Loyola say God rejoices in?
(a) The sacrifice of hope.
(b) The sacrifice of celibacy.
(c) The sacrifice of the intellect.
(d) The sacrifice of humility?

2. What quality does Camus call 'the fatal evasion'?
(a) Despair.
(b) Faith.
(c) Hope.
(d) Mendacity.

3. How does Camus see Sisyphus vis-a-vis his fate?
(a) Sisyphus is a victim of playful gods.
(b) Sisyphus is crushed by the rock.
(c) Sisyphus is superior to his fate.
(d) Sisyphus is crushed by his fate.

4. According to Camus, what makes the myth of Sisyphus tragic?
(a) The hero has received unjust punishment.
(b) He has been a plaything of the gods.
(c) The presence of The Furies.
(d) The hero is conscious of his situation.

5. What information do we have about Sisyphus in the underworld?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That he stole Pluto's wine.
(c) That he pursued La Belle Helene.
(d) That he fought Orpheus over Eurydice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the chief question pursued in THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV?

2. What technique is employed by philosophical novelists?

3. How are myths given life?

4. Who believed that 'to kill God is to become god oneself'?

5. How does a man define himself?

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