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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. From what does the writer wish to liberate his universe?
(a) Its incoherence.
(b) Its absurdity.
(c) Its phantoms.
(d) Its supernovae.

2. Which philosopher claims that anxiety is at the source of everything?
(a) Heidegger.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) St. Augustine.
(d) Sartre.

3. What temptation does Camus suggest is hardest to overcome?
(a) The temptation to explain.
(b) The temptation to commit suicide.
(c) The temptation to be absurdy sentimental.
(d) The temptation to love.

4. What is a consequence of love?
(a) It is impossible to assess because every relationship is different.
(b) The stronger the love, the less absurd it is.
(c) The stronger the love, the stronger the absurdity.
(d) Marriage and children.

5. What is indicated when melancholy arises in the human heart?
(a) Counsellig with a psychiatrist.
(b) The rock's victory.
(c) The need for positive thinking and better prioritizing.
(d) Suicidal depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assertions are always false?

2. Why are European cemeteries hideous?

3. What would make man feel alienated in the universe?

4. What kind of thought is involved in the absurd?

5. What is the legendary Faust remembered for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Camus differ from many other commentators when considering the work of Kafka?

2. Why does Camus call Prometheus the 'first of modern conquerors'?

3. Why does Camus claim that there can be no experience of death?

4. According to Camus, what must we take into consideration when reading the works of Franz Kafka?

5. According to Camus, should don Juan be punished?

6. What is Camus' attitude to Galileo?

7. How does Camus account for the promiscuity of don Juan?

8. According to Camus, what is the one serious problem for philosophy?

9. How does Camus describe the Church's treatment of heretics?

10. What does humanity need to do in order to understand the world?

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