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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Return to Tipasa.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the name Chenoua refer to?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A pre-Islamic goddess.
(c) The harbor at Algiers.
(d) A type of Berber carpet.

3. What is needed for a person to 'come alive again'?
(a) Special grace, self-forgetfulness or a homeland.
(b) Meditation in a suitable place.
(c) Prayer and meditation.
(d) A beautiful homeland and a loving family.

4. What comment does Camus make concerning suffering?
(a) It is ennobling.
(b) It is useless.
(c) It should be avoided.
(d) It must be endured.

5. What embodies 'a drama of the intelligence', according to Camus?
(a) The great scientific discoveries.
(b) A work of art.
(c) A marvel of engineering.
(d) The plays of Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trees grow above the city?

2. What paradox did Descartes notice in Amsterdam?

3. What is the most harrowing passion of all?

4. Of what figurative device is: 'These are our nights of Gethsemane'?

5. What factors ought to underpin discussion of the meaning of life?

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