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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Minotaur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what ways are the thinker and the artist alike?
(a) Both have a tendency to reject expressionism.
(b) Both have total commitment to success.
(c) Both thinker and artist have commitment and become themselves in their work.
(d) Both have a desire to influence the minds of others.

2. What embodies 'a drama of the intelligence', according to Camus?
(a) A marvel of engineering.
(b) The great scientific discoveries.
(c) The plays of Shakespeare.
(d) A work of art.

3. What 'two worlds' does Kafka present in his novels?
(a) Anxiety and the absurd.
(b) Everyday life and supernatural anxiety.
(c) The absurd and the prosaic.
(d) Everyday life and transcendent ecstasy.

4. What word best describes Camus' attitude to Oran's shops?
(a) Admiring.
(b) Praising.
(c) Scathing.
(d) Tolerating.

5. What is Camus' view concerning the idea that the artist can be detached from his work?
(a) He believes this idea is outmoded and false.
(b) He believes this is essential in being able to form and utter critique.
(c) He believes the idea warrants closer examination.
(d) He supports the idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Arabs sell for five sous?

2. What has Camus to say about 'great revolutions'?

3. What is astonishing about eternal values?

4. What has Camus to say about Kirilov's reasoning?

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

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