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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens at noon at the Place du Gouvernement?
(a) There is silence.
(b) The bus from Oran arrives.
(c) A bell rings.
(d) People gather.

3. What information do we have about Sisyphus in the underworld?
(a) That he pursued La Belle Helene.
(b) That he stole Pluto's wine.
(c) That he fought Orpheus over Eurydice.
(d) Nothing.

4. What does Homer have to say about Sisyphus?
(a) That he had no fear of Pluto.
(b) That his heroic deeds ought not to have been punished.
(c) That he was the wisest and most prudent of mortals.
(d) That he was an inept fool.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With God dead, what remains?

2. What comment does Camus make about Greek thought?

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

4. What has Camus to say about 'great revolutions'?

5. What can be found at Padovani Beach?

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