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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does the writer wish to liberate his universe?
(a) Its incoherence.
(b) Its absurdity.
(c) Its phantoms.
(d) Its supernovae.

2. Who is the protagonist in The Trial?
(a) Michael K.
(b) K. M. Joseph.
(c) Oscar W.
(d) Joseph K.

3. In summer, what happens to Algiers?
(a) Pilgrims arrive and accommodation is stretched.
(b) It is subject to extremes of weather.
(c) It fills with eager tourists.
(d) It becomes deserted.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what do the freighters from Norway smell?

2. What paradox did Descartes notice in Amsterdam?

3. Who was Adrienne Lecouvreur?

4. Where did Sakyamuni meditate?

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

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