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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do all struggles need?
(a) Protagonists.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) To come to a conclusion.
(d) The brake of values.

2. What does the modern political scene force an artist to do?
(a) Join a political party.
(b) Move to a more peaceful environment.
(c) The artist must remain neutral to preserve his integrity.
(d) To take a stand--for or against.

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

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

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

6. Of what does Camus accuse the Marxists?
(a) Supporting harsh rule.
(b) Giving in to the theists.
(c) Failing to take a firmer stand.
(d) Rejecting the reality of human nature.

7. What form of travel did Camus use to reach Tipasa?
(a) Bus.
(b) Local taxi.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

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

9. How does Camus find Sunday mornings in Algiers?
(a) Sinister.
(b) Grand.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Boring.

10. What is the role of Nemesis?
(a) To restore memory of past sins.
(b) To punish those who exceed their limits.
(c) To claim revenge.
(d) To bring soothing sleep.

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

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

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

14. When Camus writes '. . . like red beasts', he is using which literary device?
(a) Personification.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Simile.
(d) Idiom.

15. How does Camus evaluate the role of the artist??
(a) As having an important place in the continuing dialog.
(b) As one who is a conduit for popular culture.
(c) As somewhat redundant.
(d) As necessary more now than ever before.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Camus uses the word 'furtive' to describe _____________.

3. Which groups of people exchange positions rapidly in this changed world?

4. To what type of person is Camus drawn as an artist?

5. What significant thing concerning Socrates does Camus refer to?

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