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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a consequence of love?

2. Which famous Frenchwoman was self-reliant?

3. Which art and science have close affinity?

4. Who was Adrienne Lecouvreur?

5. In what way are people's minds related?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what ways is Sisyphus a rebel?

4. What is absurd man and how can he deal with his predicament?

5. In an absurd universe, are all actions permitted?

6. Why is Sisyphus completely appropriate as the absurd hero?

7. What does Camus say is tiresome about the human heart (p. 115 of the Penguin edition)?

8. How did Sisyphus attempt to test his wife's love?

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

10. Why does Camus wonder if an absurd work of art is truly possible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

'Kafka's literary and philosophical works have had significant influence in ways of thinking and in the creation of other works of art.' Compose an essay that is a response to this statement. You will need to discuss at least two works mentioned by Camus and evaluate the way in whch these works have influenced other writers, citing at least two examples of the 'Kafkaeque'.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you define philosophy and discuss its significance. You might like to refer to the way certain philosophers have influenced politics, science and society in general. Comment on the extent to which the study and/or discussion of philosophy enriches life and broadens human understanding.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explain the ways in which having a personal philosophy benefits the individual. You might like to consider how having a philosophy provides a strong rationale for life choices and actions. You might also consider the effects, for society, of multiple philosophies.

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