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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camus claim are the two essential pleasures of local youth?

2. What did the writer do when the weather changed?

3. Where is history now to be found?

4. When Camus writes '. . . like red beasts', he is using which literary device?

5. What type of music is played before the fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What technique does Camus use to convey the impression that Tipasa is a peaceful and happy place?

2. What does Camus take away from his visit to Tipasa?

3. What is the overall impression the reader has of Oran and its people?

4. Does Camus see himself as a romantic?

5. From information in Camus' text, what do we understand Tipasa to be?

6. What factor does Camus claim separates him from some sections of the leftist movement?

7. What, according to Camus, is paradoxical about the crowded city of Oran, and crowded cities in general?

8. In what way is Camus' comments about Algerian youth tempered by sadness?

9. Explain the attraction the desert has for thinking human beings.

10. What is peculiar about the built environment of Oran, according to Camus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

'Fame is the spur that leads men on'. Discuss. There are different kinds of fame you could consider. You might consider that perhaps the pursuit of fame is a way some people confirm the significance of their lives. What are the gains to be had through fame? These could be material, but also perhaps spiritual--depending on the type of fame enjoyed.

Essay Topic 2

What is your attitude to Camus' definition of the absurd? Do you think his argument is valid? What is your opinion of the examples he gives? Would you be likely to argue from a different point of view? Why or why not? Call your essay 'My response th the absurd'.

Essay Topic 3

What would Camus like the societies of North Africa and Europe to learn from each other and from Ancient Greece? In your answer, you should make extensive reference to Camus' essays Summer in Algiers, The Minotaur, Helen's Exile and Return to Tipasa. You should also consider what our own society might learn.

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