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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 problem does Nietzsche's philosophy revolve around?

2. In the introduction, if nothing is true or false or good or bad, man's guiding principle is to demonstrate that he is what?

3. What did Nietzsche practice instead of methodical doubt?

4. What does Part 3 focus on?

5. According to Part 2, what is a "degenerate form of Christianity"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is methodical negation as practiced by Nietzsche?

2. According to Camus in Part 5, what happens at the climax of contemporary tragedy?

3. Why are the crimes of the Hitler regime without precedent in history, according to Camus in Part 3?

4. What does Camus say in Part 3 is the purpose of his book?

5. How does nihilism begin to build a temple of Caesar, according to Camus in Part 3?

6. How does Camus connect murder and suicide in the Introduction?

7. What does Camus say has happened to the methods of thought that claimed lead of the world in the name of revolution in Part 3?

8. According to Camus in Part 5, every rebel does what?

9. Why is the metaphysical rebel a blasphemer, according to Camus in Part 2?

10. According to Camus in Part Three, how did the nihilists give their successors a model?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point in the middle of the essay, Camus discusses totality and its central tenets as it relates to an idealized revolution. Write a response exploring the idea of totality and its central tenets. What is totality? How does Camus interpret totality? Is it positive or negative? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

For Camus, nihilism plays a major role in rebellion and revolution. Write a response addressing nihilism and its role in rebellion and revolution according to Camus' essay. What is nihilism? Why is nihilism important to rebellion and revolution? What are the core tenets of nihilism? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Camus makes several references throughout the essay to "All or Nothing." Write a response exploring this idea. What does Camus mean by "All or Nothing"? What other philosophers agree and support this idea? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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