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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer in Algiers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Adrienne Lecouvreur?
(a) Voltaire's mistress.
(b) A French actress.
(c) A French composer of operetta.
(d) A French philosopher.

2. In summer, what happens to Algiers?
(a) It fills with eager tourists.
(b) Pilgrims arrive and accommodation is stretched.
(c) It is subject to extremes of weather.
(d) It becomes deserted.

3. How does Camus see Sisyphus vis-a-vis his fate?
(a) Sisyphus is crushed by the rock.
(b) Sisyphus is superior to his fate.
(c) Sisyphus is a victim of playful gods.
(d) Sisyphus is crushed by his fate.

4. From what does the writer wish to liberate his universe?
(a) Its supernovae.
(b) Its phantoms.
(c) Its absurdity.
(d) Its incoherence.

5. Why are European cemeteries hideous?
(a) They are badly planned.
(b) Only poor art-work and sculpture is used.
(c) They are not maintained properly.
(d) People beautify what they love, not what they hate--and they hate death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attitude can overcome all fate?

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

3. Which art and science have close affinity?

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

5. What is indicated when melancholy arises in the human heart?

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