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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 philosopher claims that anxiety is at the source of everything?
(a) Heidegger.
(b) St. Augustine.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Sartre.

2. What phenomenon can humans have no experience of?
(a) Death.
(b) True empathy.
(c) Karma.
(d) Mind.

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

4. According to Camus, what is the only way Iago can be understood?
(a) By playing him.
(b) By thorough analysis of the text.
(c) Through an understanding of Venetian military structure.
(d) In terms of the absurd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is astonishing about eternal values?

2. What is ridiculous about the writer who emulated Peregrinos?

3. What binds a man to the absurd?

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

5. Who is the author of Discourses of Edification?

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