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

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

3. How does Camus summarize the actor's art?
(a) As the ability to simulate absolutely.
(b) As the ability to represent faithfully.
(c) As dangerous counterfeit.
(d) As an absurd illusion.

4. What is the legendary Faust remembered for?
(a) As an alchemist.
(b) Living for a very long time.
(c) Killing his mistress.
(d) Selling his soul to the Devil.

5. What quality does Camus call 'the fatal evasion'?
(a) Mendacity.
(b) Despair.
(c) Hope.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What binds a man to the absurd?

2. What is the most harrowing passion of all?

3. To which school of thought does Husserl belong?

4. What assertions are always false?

5. What does Camus claim is different about his discussion of suicide?

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