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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who calls out 'Want a ride, sister?' to pretty girls?
(a) Undertakers.
(b) Taxi drivers.
(c) Bus drivers.
(d) Perverts.

3. How was the god Mercury involved in the Sisyphus story?
(a) He interceded on Sisyphus's behalf.
(b) He impregnated Sisyphus's wife when in the guise of a swan.
(c) He led Sisyphus forcibly back to the underworld.
(d) He swapped roles with him.

4. What important factor limits human freedom?
(a) Physical movement.
(b) Frailty.
(c) His absurd nature.
(d) Time.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What common quality can be found in Kafka, Proust and Plotinus?

2. Which famous Frenchwoman was self-reliant?

3. How does Camus find Sunday mornings in Algiers?

4. In summer, what happens to Algiers?

5. How does Camus summarize the actor's art?

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