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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 kind of thought is involved in the absurd?
(a) Lateral.
(b) Rational.
(c) Creative.
(d) Contradictory.

2. What is the contrast between the historical and artistic spirits, according to Camus?
(a) History can be manipulated, but art never can.
(b) History's aim is tyranny, while the artist's aim is freedom.
(c) History is a necessary record of the past, while art is a mere bagatelle.
(d) History aims to educate, art to expand consciousness.

3. What would be a synonym for the phrase 'fecund rumination' (p. 93 of the Penguin Edition)?
(a) Lively imagination.
(b) Productive thought.
(c) Happy return.
(d) Vetinarary fees.

4. What is meant by 'savoir-faire'?
(a) Knowing what to do, or having tact.
(b) A good person.
(c) The ability to savor good food.
(d) Gentle behavior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What should be the response to subterfuge?

2. What embodies 'a drama of the intelligence', according to Camus?

3. With what did Socrates' life end.

4. In what ways are the thinker and the artist alike?

5. How does Kafka express the absurd?

(see the answer key)

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