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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Camus, what is the most obvious symbol in The Trial?
(a) Naturalness.
(b) A knife.
(c) Shame.
(d) An insect.
2. According to Camus, what is the only way Iago can be understood?
(a) By playing him.
(b) By thorough analysis of the text.
(c) Through an understanding of Venetian military structure.
(d) In terms of the absurd.
3. How does Camus see Sisyphus vis-a-vis his fate?
(a) Sisyphus is crushed by the rock.
(b) Sisyphus is a victim of playful gods.
(c) Sisyphus is superior to his fate.
(d) Sisyphus is crushed by his fate.
4. What argument does Camus dismiss as 'a matter of profound indifference'?
(a) Whether or not the earth revolves around the sun.
(b) The absurd dilemma.
(c) The ontological argument.
(d) Whether or not the Bible is literally true.
5. According to Camus, what is important about the idea that actions have consequences?
(a) It is the basis of the legal system in Muslim countries.
(b) It is a basic principle of child rearing.
(c) It is a basic principle in what is known as 'brain-washing'.
(d) It is the principle behind all systems of morality.
Short Answer Questions
1. How are myths given life?
2. What is the prime interest of everyday man?
3. What is ridiculous about the writer who emulated Peregrinos?
4. What kind of thought is involved in the absurd?
5. What is astonishing about eternal values?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Camus say is tiresome about the human heart (p. 115 of the Penguin edition)?
2. What is absurd man and how can he deal with his predicament?
3. According to the quotation from Nietzsche, what vital function is performed by art?
4. What were Sisyphus's sins against the gods, for which he was punished?
5. According to Camus, what is the one serious problem for philosophy?
6. In an absurd universe, are all actions permitted?
7. What is Camus' attitude to Galileo?
8. What is The Trial about?
9. What, for humanity, are the consequences of living in a world stripped of illusion?
10. What important feature of Dostoevsky's work does Camus explore in the section entitled 'Kirilov'?
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