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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of role is that of the witness?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Compromising.
(c) Precarious.
(d) Valuable.

2. Who are 'the handmaids of justice'?
(a) The Erinyes.
(b) The Nereides.
(c) The Amazons.
(d) The Pleiades.

3. For whose victory must we hope?
(a) The proleteriats'.
(b) The politicians'.
(c) The artists'.
(d) The gods'.

4. How does Camus describe today's society?
(a) As overly regulated.
(b) As laissez-faire.
(c) As disordered.
(d) As potentially communist.

5. Where can Moorish cafes be found?
(a) In the Kasbah.
(b) Under the clock tower.
(c) Behind the mosque.
(d) On the waterfront.

6. With God dead, what remains?
(a) Chaos and warfare.
(b) Power.
(c) An erratic universe.
(d) History and power.

7. Of what do the freighters from Norway smell?
(a) Oil.
(b) Wood.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Wine.

8. According to Camus, what is the great misfortune from which we all suffer?
(a) The misfortune of injustice.
(b) The misfortune of hate.
(c) The misfortune of not loving.
(d) The misfortune of war.

9. In what way is the Ancient Greek idea of justice different from the modern European?
(a) The Greeks were concerned with limitation, but for modern Europeans justice is seen as something total.
(b) For the Ancient Greeks, punishment could be meted out by the gods; Europeans use the courts of law.
(c) The Greeks believed in divine inspiration to set limits; Europeans rely on committees.
(d) The Ancient Greeks used ostracism; Europeans use execution.

10. What can be found at Padovani Beach?
(a) Lifeguards trained in Australia.
(b) An all-day dance hall.
(c) The best cafe in Algiers.
(d) A dance school for the poor.

11. Which city is Oran's rival?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Algiers.
(c) Casablanca.
(d) Tripoli.

12. What is needed for a person to 'come alive again'?
(a) Prayer and meditation.
(b) Meditation in a suitable place.
(c) Special grace, self-forgetfulness or a homeland.
(d) A beautiful homeland and a loving family.

13. What is the only thing glorified by European thought?
(a) The art of war.
(b) The rule of monarchy.
(c) The beauty of the human form.
(d) The future rule of reason.

14. In summer, what happens to Algiers?
(a) It is subject to extremes of weather.
(b) Pilgrims arrive and accommodation is stretched.
(c) It fills with eager tourists.
(d) It becomes deserted.

15. From examining the text, what do we learn about Salamis?
(a) That it was a city overrun by barbarians.
(b) That it was a lost text.
(c) That is was a sea battle.
(d) That barbarians lived there.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what did Socrates' life end.

2. What status as a philosopher does Camus accord Plato?

3. For what does Camus criticize Oran?

4. What type of music is played before the fight?

5. How does Camus evaluate the role of the artist??

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