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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 is Camus' attitude to genius?
(a) It must be nurtured.
(b) It excuses everything.
(c) It is anti-democratic.
(d) It excuses nothing.

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

3. What does Camus see as an almost inevitable companion to passion?
(a) Murder.
(b) Conception.
(c) Struggle.
(d) Bliss.

4. What sacrifice does Loyola say God rejoices in?
(a) The sacrifice of the intellect.
(b) The sacrifice of hope.
(c) The sacrifice of humility?
(d) The sacrifice of celibacy.

5. What is ridiculous about the writer who emulated Peregrinos?
(a) He thought the name would make him a great travel writer, but he failed.
(b) The writer suicided in despair and his relatives benefited hugely from the royalties.
(c) The writer suicided so his book would be noticed, but the book was no good.
(d) He tried to commit suicide by drowning in the Seine, but could not sink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What binds a man to the absurd?

2. What comment does Camus make concerning suffering?

3. How does Camus summarize the actor's art?

4. Who was Adrienne Lecouvreur?

5. What is important about an actor's fame?

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