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

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

3. What embodies 'a drama of the intelligence', according to Camus?
(a) The great scientific discoveries.
(b) A marvel of engineering.
(c) The plays of Shakespeare.
(d) A work of art.

4. Who is the hero of Metamorphosis?
(a) Joseph K.
(b) Michael K.
(c) Samsa.
(d) Samson.

5. How does Camus see Sisyphus vis-a-vis his fate?
(a) Sisyphus is superior to his fate.
(b) Sisyphus is crushed by his fate.
(c) Sisyphus is a victim of playful gods.
(d) Sisyphus is crushed by the rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which composer is associated with Salzburg?

2. Who liberated Death?

3. From what does the writer wish to liberate his universe?

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

5. Which philosopher claims that anxiety is at the source of everything?

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