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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What common quality can be found in Kafka, Proust and Plotinus?
(a) Rejection of paradise.
(b) Nostalgia for childhood.
(c) Nostalgia for a lost paradise.
(d) Pity for suffering.

3. Who liberated Death?
(a) The god of war.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Eurydice.
(d) The messenger of the gods.

4. What is the main idea in the final paragraph of the essay 'The Myth of Sisyphus'?
(a) We can't be free unless the gods allow it.
(b) The struggle for achievement is enough: it is its own reward.
(c) All we can do is struggle.
(d) No matter how hard we struggle, the gods will always win.

5. What paradox did Descartes notice in Amsterdam?
(a) That one could feel safe in the red-light district of the city.
(b) That there were streets as well as canals for traffic.
(c) That a tax on windows meant doors were narrow.
(d) That one could feel freedom and tranquility amongst a crowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kafka express the absurd?

2. What argument does Camus dismiss as 'a matter of profound indifference'?

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

4. What is the chief question pursued in THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV?

5. What is astonishing about eternal values?

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