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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 makes the myth of Sisyphus tragic?
(a) He has been a plaything of the gods.
(b) The presence of The Furies.
(c) The hero has received unjust punishment.
(d) The hero is conscious of his situation.

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

3. What does Homer have to say about Sisyphus?
(a) That he had no fear of Pluto.
(b) That he was an inept fool.
(c) That his heroic deeds ought not to have been punished.
(d) That he was the wisest and most prudent of mortals.

4. Why is it necessary to read a Kafka work twice?
(a) His prose is very dense.
(b) There is a double possibility of interpretation.
(c) There are complex relationships and a host of characters.
(d) In order to savor the beauty of his writing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Camus, what is the only way Iago can be understood?

2. What embodies 'a drama of the intelligence', according to Camus?

3. Why are European cemeteries hideous?

4. What happens at noon at the Place du Gouvernement?

5. What temptation does Camus suggest is hardest to overcome?

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