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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. From what does the writer wish to liberate his universe?
(a) Its incoherence.
(b) Its absurdity.
(c) Its supernovae.
(d) Its phantoms.

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

3. What comment of Nietzsche's does Camus make reference to near the beginning of the chapter on Philosophy and Fiction?
(a) 'What does not destroy me makes me stronger.'
(b) 'We have art in order not to die of the truth.'
(c) 'Midway in life's journey we need to enter a dark wood.'
(d) 'Scattered thoughts can be both orderly and disorderly.'

4. What important factor limits human freedom?
(a) Physical movement.
(b) Time.
(c) Frailty.
(d) His absurd nature.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What assertions are always false?

3. What factors ought to underpin discussion of the meaning of life?

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

5. What comment does Camus make concerning suffering?

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