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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What binds a man to the absurd?
(a) His consciousness of it.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) His sentient nature regarding death.

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

3. What does Camus suggest happens in bad novels?
(a) Thought becomes more important than style.
(b) There is substantial over-writing, especially with descriptive passages.
(c) Dialogue is poorly written and often inappropriate to character.
(d) There is too much emphasis on structure.

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

5. What technique is employed by philosophical novelists?
(a) They often construct their novels as conversations.
(b) They use imagery rather than argument to convey their ideas.
(c) They write with heavy didacticism.
(d) They use characters as mouthpieces for their philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of thought is involved in the absurd?

2. How does Camus classify regret?

3. What assertions are always false?

4. What temptation does Camus suggest is hardest to overcome?

5. Which philosopher claims that anxiety is at the source of everything?

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