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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which groups of people exchange positions rapidly in this changed world?
(a) Jailers, witnesses and politicians.
(b) Jailers, judges and politicians.
(c) Judges, accused and witnesses.
(d) Judges, doctors and teachers.

2. What does the word 'limpid' mean?
(a) Clear or transparent.
(b) Limp and floppy.
(c) Ambient.
(d) A shade of pink.

3. In what way is the Ancient Greek idea of justice different from the modern European?
(a) The Greeks were concerned with limitation, but for modern Europeans justice is seen as something total.
(b) For the Ancient Greeks, punishment could be meted out by the gods; Europeans use the courts of law.
(c) The Ancient Greeks used ostracism; Europeans use execution.
(d) The Greeks believed in divine inspiration to set limits; Europeans rely on committees.

4. Of what do the freighters from Norway smell?
(a) Oil.
(b) Wine.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Wood.

5. What is the alternative title for The Minotaur?
(a) The Stoop in Oran.
(b) The Stop in Oran.
(c) A Stop in Oran.
(d) A Setup in Oran.

6. How does Camus evaluate the role of the artist??
(a) As necessary more now than ever before.
(b) As somewhat redundant.
(c) As one who is a conduit for popular culture.
(d) As having an important place in the continuing dialog.

7. Where did Sakyamuni meditate?
(a) In a dark room.
(b) On top of a pole.
(c) On top of a holy mountain.
(d) In the desert.

8. On which other society does the youth of Oran model its behavior?
(a) British.
(b) American.
(c) Arab.
(d) European.

9. What restores calm to the fight audience after the near-riot?
(a) A plea from Camus himself.
(b) The arrival of the police.
(c) The announcement of the main bout.
(d) Pleas from a tearful woman.

10. How does Camus describe today's society?
(a) As laissez-faire.
(b) As potentially communist.
(c) As disordered.
(d) As overly regulated.

11. With God dead, what remains?
(a) Power.
(b) Chaos and warfare.
(c) History and power.
(d) An erratic universe.

12. What is the origin of the nickname 'Clarques'?
(a) The French word for a group.
(b) The sound made by seagulls.
(c) The French word for a bell.
(d) Clark Gable.

13. What is different about Tipasa now?
(a) It has been restored.
(b) It is surrounded by barbed wire.
(c) It has been settled by homeless people.
(d) It has been fenced in.

14. Where is history now to be found?
(a) In archival collections held by governments.
(b) In libraries.
(c) In the streets.
(d) In books.

15. What status as a philosopher does Camus accord Plato?
(a) Acceptable, though biased.
(b) Primitive because he had not the benefit of our scientific knowledge.
(c) Superior, all-encompassing.
(d) Acceptable, focussing on reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of role is that of the witness?

2. From examining the text, what do we learn about Salamis?

3. What significant thing concerning Socrates does Camus refer to?

4. What word does Camus think is meaningless in Algeria?

5. According to Camus, what is the great misfortune from which we all suffer?

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