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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Introduction and Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ancients, according to Part 2, believed rebelling against nature was the same as rebelling against what?
(a) God.
(b) Satan.
(c) Oneself.
(d) Government.

2. Human rebellion ends in what, according to Part 2's introduction?
(a) Hitlerism.
(b) Historical rebellion.
(c) Metaphysical revolution.
(d) Nihilism.

3. In Part 2, Camus states that the great problem of modern times is the discovery that rescuing man from destiny delivers him to what?
(a) Rebellion.
(b) Murder.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Chance.

4. In the introduction, rebellion is born of the spectacle of what?
(a) Love.
(b) Irrationality.
(c) Murder.
(d) Revolution.

5. According to Camus, the rebel does what more than he denies?
(a) Murders.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Lies.
(d) Defies.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Camus' introduction, what is rare?

2. According to Part 1, remaining silent gives the appearance that one has no what?

3. Who, according to Camus in Part 2, committed the first act of rebellion?

4. According to Camus in Part 1, every rebellion invokes what?

5. According to Camus, we are living in an era of what and perfect crime?

(see the answer key)

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