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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Myth of Sisyphus: Appendix: Hope and the Absurd in the Work of Franz Kafka.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous Frenchwoman was self-reliant?
(a) Madame Bovary.
(b) Madame La Guillotine.
(c) Violetta Valery
(d) Madame Roland.

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

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

4. What comment does Camus make about Greek tragedy?
(a) It is over-estimated.
(b) It is obscure, hard to comprehend.
(c) It is rich in lessons.
(d) It is too culturally specific to be useful.

5. What is a consequence of love?
(a) The stronger the love, the less absurd it is.
(b) The stronger the love, the stronger the absurdity.
(c) It is impossible to assess because every relationship is different.
(d) Marriage and children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What common quality can be found in Kafka, Proust and Plotinus?

3. What does Camus claim is different about his discussion of suicide?

4. According to Camus, what makes the myth of Sisyphus tragic?

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

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