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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Minotaur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is indicated when melancholy arises in the human heart?
(a) Suicidal depression.
(b) Counsellig with a psychiatrist.
(c) The need for positive thinking and better prioritizing.
(d) The rock's victory.

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

3. What does Oedipus' remark imply?
(a) That fate is a human matter, to be settled among men.
(b) That fate is cruel and will defeat you despite your pure nature.
(c) That fate is decided prior to birth.
(d) That in certain circumstances, you might negotiate with the gods.

4. How does Camus classify Oran?
(a) As a center of industry.
(b) As a desert.
(c) As a center of culture.
(d) As an oasis.

5. What are the condemned man's last words?
(a) 'I am innocent!'
(b) 'Such is life.'
(c) 'Like a dog.'
(d) 'It is a far, far better rest that I go to.'

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Goethe call for when on his deathbed?

2. What sacrifice does Loyola say God rejoices in?

3. What technique is employed by philosophical novelists?

4. What do Arabs sell for five sous?

5. What makes Algiers different from cities like Paris, Prague and Florence?

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