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

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

3. How does a man define himself?
(a) By his taste in music and literature.
(b) By his make-believe as well as his sincere impulses.
(c) By his politics and personal goals.
(d) By his possessions.

4. What argument does Camus dismiss as 'a matter of profound indifference'?
(a) The ontological argument.
(b) Whether or not the Bible is literally true.
(c) The absurd dilemma.
(d) Whether or not the earth revolves around the sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Camus, what is the only way Iago can be understood?

2. What would make man feel alienated in the universe?

3. According to Camus, what is important about the idea that actions have consequences?

4. What important factor limits human freedom?

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

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