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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Artist and His Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Traditionally, what has the left (of politics) been concerned to fight, according to Camus?
(a) Freedom of the press, injustice and political change.
(b) Injustice, obscurantism and oppression.
(c) Government interference, trade unions and religious fundamentalists.
(d) Freedom of speech and worship.

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

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

4. Why is it necessary to read a Kafka work twice?
(a) In order to savor the beauty of his writing.
(b) There are complex relationships and a host of characters.
(c) His prose is very dense.
(d) There is a double possibility of interpretation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is important about an actor's fame?

2. What common quality can be found in Kafka, Proust and Plotinus?

3. Who is the protagonist in The Trial?

4. What has been the focus of don Juan's existence?

5. Why does Chestov think we turn to God?

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