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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What status does Camus give Sisyphus?
(a) The trickster.
(b) The absurd hero.
(c) The fool.
(d) The absurd prince.

2. Who is the protagonist in The Trial?
(a) Joseph K.
(b) Michael K.
(c) K. M. Joseph.
(d) Oscar W.

3. At Belcourt, how have marriages been arranged?
(a) Through exchanging peppermint lozenges.
(b) Through exchanging golden rings.
(c) Through the mosque.
(d) Through marriage brokers.

4. In summer, what happens to Algiers?
(a) It is subject to extremes of weather.
(b) It fills with eager tourists.
(c) Pilgrims arrive and accommodation is stretched.
(d) It becomes deserted.

5. What trees grow above the city?
(a) Mimosa and pittosporums.
(b) Olives and eucalypts.
(c) Mastics and olives.
(d) Olives and oranges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sakyamuni meditate?

2. What word best describes Camus' attitude to Oran's shops?

3. What is Camus' view concerning the idea that the artist can be detached from his work?

4. How does night descend on the city?

5. How are myths given life?

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