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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous Frenchwoman was self-reliant?
(a) Violetta Valery
(b) Madame La Guillotine.
(c) Madame Roland.
(d) Madame Bovary.

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

3. How does Camus classify regret?
(a) As being akin to grief, therefore dangerous.
(b) As sin.
(c) As mere sentimentality.
(d) As another form of hope.

4. What does Camus see as the one truly serious philosophical problem?
(a) Judging the value of religion.
(b) Judging whether or not life is worth living.
(c) Judging the value of actions.
(d) The problem of human pain and suffering.

5. According to Camus, what is important about the idea that actions have consequences?
(a) It is a basic principle in what is known as 'brain-washing'.
(b) It is the basis of the legal system in Muslim countries.
(c) It is the principle behind all systems of morality.
(d) It is a basic principle of child rearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Discourses of Edification?

2. What binds a man to the absurd?

3. What sacrifice does Loyola say God rejoices in?

4. How does a man define himself?

5. What has been the focus of don Juan's existence?

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