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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 is the chief question pursued in THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV?
(a) Sibling rivalry in the Russian middle class.
(b) Conflict over the emancipation of the Russian serfs.
(c) The validity of the Russian church.
(d) The existence of God.

2. What comment does Camus make about Greek tragedy?
(a) It is obscure, hard to comprehend.
(b) It is too culturally specific to be useful.
(c) It is rich in lessons.
(d) It is over-estimated.

3. In what ways are the thinker and the artist alike?
(a) Both thinker and artist have commitment and become themselves in their work.
(b) Both have a tendency to reject expressionism.
(c) Both have a desire to influence the minds of others.
(d) Both have total commitment to success.

4. 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 aims to educate, art to expand consciousness.
(d) History is a necessary record of the past, while art is a mere bagatelle.

5. What technique is employed by philosophical novelists?
(a) They use imagery rather than argument to convey their ideas.
(b) They often construct their novels as conversations.
(c) They write with heavy didacticism.
(d) They use characters as mouthpieces for their philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Camus, what is tiresome about the human attitude to fate?

2. Who is the protagonist in The Trial?

3. Who are 'the handmaids of justice'?

4. What is Camus' view concerning the idea that the artist can be detached from his work?

5. What is the only thing glorified by European thought?

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