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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 would make man feel alienated in the universe?
(a) Falling out with relatives and friends.
(b) The realization that the world that can no longer be explained comfortably.
(c) The recognition that the universe is infinite.
(d) Realization that all work is futile.

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

3. What is important about an actor's fame?
(a) Its fleeting nature.
(b) Ultimately it brings displeasure.
(c) The problem of paparazzi.
(d) Its illusory nature.

4. Why are European cemeteries hideous?
(a) Only poor art-work and sculpture is used.
(b) They are badly planned.
(c) They are not maintained properly.
(d) People beautify what they love, not what they hate--and they hate death.

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 is Camus' attitude to genius?

2. From what does the writer wish to liberate his universe?

3. How does a man define himself?

4. What is the chief question pursued in THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV?

5. What argument does Camus dismiss as 'a matter of profound indifference'?

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