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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. What were the consequences of Sisyphus putting Death in chains?
(a) People partied continuously because Death never visited them.
(b) Pluto's empire became deserted and silent.
(c) Death took a terrible revenge.
(d) Pluto took Medea hostage.

2. Who is the author of Discourses of Edification?
(a) Kierkegaard.
(b) Sartre.
(c) Camus.
(d) Russell.

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

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

5. What does Camus see as the one truly serious philosophical problem?
(a) Judging the value of actions.
(b) Judging whether or not life is worth living.
(c) The problem of human pain and suffering.
(d) Judging the value of religion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the legendary Faust remembered for?

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

4. What is indicated when melancholy arises in the human heart?

5. Which art and science have close affinity?

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