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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Helen's Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What significant thing concerning Socrates does Camus refer to?
(a) He said that what he did not know he did not claim to know.
(b) He said that money is the root of all evil.
(c) He said that to the gods, humans are like flies to wanton boys.
(d) He said that the unexamined life is not worth living.

2. What is the role of Nemesis?
(a) To bring soothing sleep.
(b) To claim revenge.
(c) To restore memory of past sins.
(d) To punish those who exceed their limits.

3. Why does Chestov think we turn to God?
(a) Only to gain favors.
(b) To have the feling that 'underneath are the everlasting arms'.
(c) Only to obtain the impossible.
(d) Because we are afraid.

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

5. What is the chief question pursued in THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV?
(a) Conflict over the emancipation of the Russian serfs.
(b) The validity of the Russian church.
(c) The existence of God.
(d) Sibling rivalry in the Russian middle class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Camus to say about Kirilov's reasoning?

2. How does Camus summarize the actor's art?

3. What assertions are always false?

4. Which culture/philosophy does Camus dismiss as 'the child of disproportion'?

5. What comment does Camus make about the word 'sin'?

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