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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Myth of Sisyphus: Absurd Creation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would be a synonym for the phrase 'fecund rumination' (p. 93 of the Penguin Edition)?
(a) Productive thought.
(b) Lively imagination.
(c) Vetinarary fees.
(d) Happy return.

2. What is a characteristic of wisdom?
(a) Living on what one has, not speculating about what one does not have.
(b) Being able to supply a rationale for any action.
(c) Knowing when to take things on trust, as well as when not to.
(d) Living with faith and integrity and reserving judgement.

3. What is important about an actor's fame?
(a) Ultimately it brings displeasure.
(b) Its fleeting nature.
(c) The problem of paparazzi.
(d) Its illusory nature.

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

5. What has been the focus of don Juan's existence?
(a) Avoiding conflict.
(b) Absurd escapades.
(c) Self-actualization.
(d) Short-lived joys.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Camus classify regret?

2. Which art and science have close affinity?

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

4. What binds a man to the absurd?

5. What has Camus to say about Kirilov's reasoning?

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