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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Camus summarize the actor's art?
(a) As an absurd illusion.
(b) As the ability to simulate absolutely.
(c) As the ability to represent faithfully.
(d) As dangerous counterfeit.

2. What would be a synonym for the phrase 'fecund rumination' (p. 93 of the Penguin Edition)?
(a) Happy return.
(b) Productive thought.
(c) Lively imagination.
(d) Vetinarary fees.

3. What is the chief question pursued in THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV?
(a) The existence of God.
(b) Conflict over the emancipation of the Russian serfs.
(c) The validity of the Russian church.
(d) Sibling rivalry in the Russian middle class.

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

5. In what ways are the thinker and the artist alike?
(a) Both have a tendency to reject expressionism.
(b) Both thinker and artist have commitment and become themselves in their work.
(c) Both have total commitment to success.
(d) Both have a desire to influence the minds of others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is astonishing about eternal values?

2. What is the legendary Faust remembered for?

3. How does Camus see Sisyphus vis-a-vis his fate?

4. Why does Chestov think we turn to God?

5. What sacrifice does Loyola say God rejoices in?

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