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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Identify the literary device Camus uses in: 'Even men without a gospel have their Mount of Olives'.
(a) The device is an example of transubstantiation.
(b) The device is an example of onomatopoeia.
(c) The device is personification.
(d) The device is a metaphor.

3. What attitude can overcome all fate?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Diigence.
(c) Indolence.
(d) Scorn.

4. What building stands above the harbor?
(a) A huge block of flats.
(b) The mosque.
(c) The Kasbah.
(d) An immense library.

5. What is Camus' view concerning the idea that the artist can be detached from his work?
(a) He believes this idea is outmoded and false.
(b) He believes the idea warrants closer examination.
(c) He supports the idea.
(d) He believes this is essential in being able to form and utter critique.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Camus classify Oran?

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

3. What does Vincent do for a living?

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

5. What makes Algiers different from cities like Paris, Prague and Florence?

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