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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. To what is the romantic attracted?
(a) Epic struggles between the individual and the state.
(b) History, epic and a miraculous event at the end of time.
(c) The idea of God in history and the epic nature of humankind's struggle to survive morally.
(d) Popular fiction.

2. Which groups of people exchange positions rapidly in this changed world?
(a) Jailers, witnesses and politicians.
(b) Jailers, judges and politicians.
(c) Judges, doctors and teachers.
(d) Judges, accused and witnesses.

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

4. How does Camus classify regret?
(a) As sin.
(b) As mere sentimentality.
(c) As being akin to grief, therefore dangerous.
(d) As another form of hope.

5. According to Camus, what makes the myth of Sisyphus tragic?
(a) The hero has received unjust punishment.
(b) He has been a plaything of the gods.
(c) The presence of The Furies.
(d) The hero is conscious of his situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had changed Camus' life in September, 1939?

2. With what did Socrates' life end.

3. What is meant by 'obscurantism'?

4. Why did the gods view Sisyphus' punishment as particularly dreadful?

5. Who is the hero of Metamorphosis?

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