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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way are people's minds related?
(a) Through common purpose.
(b) Through the collective unconscious.
(c) Through common contradictions.
(d) Through common beliefs and visions.

2. From examining the text, what do we learn about Salamis?
(a) That it was a lost text.
(b) That is was a sea battle.
(c) That it was a city overrun by barbarians.
(d) That barbarians lived there.

3. What is the only thing glorified by European thought?
(a) The rule of monarchy.
(b) The art of war.
(c) The beauty of the human form.
(d) The future rule of reason.

4. Identify the literary device Camus uses in: 'Even men without a gospel have their Mount of Olives'.
(a) The device is an example of transubstantiation.
(b) The device is personification.
(c) The device is a metaphor.
(d) The device is an example of onomatopoeia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What 'two worlds' does Kafka present in his novels?

2. Which art and science have close affinity?

3. According to Camus, what is the most obvious symbol in The Trial?

4. In what way is the Ancient Greek idea of justice different from the modern European?

5. Who is the protagonist in The Trial?

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