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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. What status as a philosopher does Camus accord Plato?
(a) Primitive because he had not the benefit of our scientific knowledge.
(b) Acceptable, though biased.
(c) Superior, all-encompassing.
(d) Acceptable, focussing on reason.

2. In this essay, the Minotaur is used to represent which human experience?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Bewilderment.
(c) Passion.
(d) Power.

3. What is the origin of the nickname 'Clarques'?
(a) The French word for a group.
(b) Clark Gable.
(c) The French word for a bell.
(d) The sound made by seagulls.

4. What phenomenon can humans have no experience of?
(a) Death.
(b) True empathy.
(c) Mind.
(d) Karma.

5. With what did Socrates' life end.
(a) A true confession.
(b) A confession of ignorance.
(c) A confessional poem.
(d) A confession of faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it necessary to read a Kafka work twice?

2. What can an artist do in the world of today?

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

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

5. Of what does the color of the ruined city's columns remind the writer?

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