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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) Contradictory.
(d) Creative.

2. 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) The Ancient Greeks used ostracism; Europeans use execution.
(c) The Greeks believed in divine inspiration to set limits; Europeans rely on committees.
(d) For the Ancient Greeks, punishment could be meted out by the gods; Europeans use the courts of law.

3. What comment has Camus to make about Malraux?
(a) His thought is inspirational and pure.
(b) His thought is bracing.
(c) His thought is confusingly expressed.
(d) He is an unappreciated genius.

4. According to Camus, what is the most obvious symbol in The Trial?
(a) An insect.
(b) Shame.
(c) Naturalness.
(d) A knife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do all struggles need?

2. Which novel deals with a soul in quest of grace?

3. What comment of Nietzsche's does Camus make reference to near the beginning of the chapter on Philosophy and Fiction?

4. What is the chief question pursued in THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV?

5. How does Kafka express the absurd?

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