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Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Camus describes it, the impression one has of the setting for the boxing boxing match is _______________.
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Squalid and crowded.
(c) Exciting and dangerous.
(d) Well-organized.

2. What does the word 'limpid' mean?
(a) A shade of pink.
(b) Limp and floppy.
(c) Clear or transparent.
(d) Ambient.

3. Which composer is associated with Salzburg?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Messiaen.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Beethoven.

4. What status as a philosopher does Camus accord Plato?
(a) Superior, all-encompassing.
(b) Acceptable, though biased.
(c) Acceptable, focussing on reason.
(d) Primitive because he had not the benefit of our scientific knowledge.

5. What is the only thing glorified by European thought?
(a) The beauty of the human form.
(b) The future rule of reason.
(c) The rule of monarchy.
(d) The art of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information do we have about Sisyphus in the underworld?

2. What does Camus say is foreign to us today?

3. How does night descend on the city?

4. Camus describes a film in a handbill using words like 'sumptuous', 'staggering', 'amazing' and 'tremendous'. This is an example of which literary device?

5. To whom are the words 'Presumption, regression of progress' attributed?

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