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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 do Arabs sell for five sous?

2. In what way is the Ancient Greek idea of justice different from the modern European?

3. What trees grow above the city?

4. How does Camus describe today's society?

5. On which other society does the youth of Oran model its behavior?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lies 'beyond the yellow walls of Oran'?

2. What has Camus to say about the shops in Oran?

3. What does Camus take away from his visit to Tipasa?

4. In what respects does Camus state that Algiers is capable of gratifying every human wish?

5. Comment on the title of the essay 'Helen's Exile'.

6. Does Camus see himself as a romantic?

7. What is the essay 'Helen's Exile' concerned with?

8. To what do love, peace and beauty form the antidote?

9. In what respect did the Greek philosopher Heraclitus think of human society and the physical universe being similar?

10. From information in Camus' text, what do we understand Tipasa to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Camus' work has within it much that is lyrical in its description of place. Choose a short passage from either his essay on Algiers, Oran or Tipasa and analyse its literary qualities. You will need to comment on word choice, sentence structure, use of imagery and symbolism in the passage. Look also for scenic and emotional contrasts.

Essay Topic 2

Account for Camus' interest in the work of Russian writer Dostoevsly. For what reasons does Camus choose to refer frequently to this novelist? To what extent is an appreciation of Dostoevsky required to understand Camus' position on The Absurd?

Essay Topic 3

What would Camus like the societies of North Africa and Europe to learn from each other and from Ancient Greece? In your answer, you should make extensive reference to Camus' essays Summer in Algiers, The Minotaur, Helen's Exile and Return to Tipasa. You should also consider what our own society might learn.

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