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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what ways are the thinker and the artist alike?
(a) Both thinker and artist have commitment and become themselves in their work.
(b) Both have a tendency to reject expressionism.
(c) Both have a desire to influence the minds of others.
(d) Both have total commitment to success.

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

3. Who are 'the handmaids of justice'?
(a) The Erinyes.
(b) The Nereides.
(c) The Amazons.
(d) The Pleiades.

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

5. What would be a synonym for the phrase 'fecund rumination' (p. 93 of the Penguin Edition)?
(a) Productive thought.
(b) Lively imagination.
(c) Vetinarary fees.
(d) Happy return.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Camus, what makes the myth of Sisyphus tragic?

2. What type of music is played before the fight?

3. What status does Camus give Sisyphus?

4. What does Homer have to say about Sisyphus?

5. What assertions are always false?

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