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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. Who do the first mythologies describe as an "eternal martyr"?

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

3. According to Part 2's introduction, the "movement by which man protests against his condition and against the whole of creation" is called what?

4. Who, according to Part 3, pushed nihilism to the "farthest coherent point"?

5. According to Part 3, monarchy wants to put what before justice?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Camus in Part 3, why do men kill each other?

2. According to Camus in Part 2, what is the only thing that gives meaning to human protest?

3. According to Camus in Part 5, what happens when rebellion is cut off from its origins?

4. What is Sade's idea of God that Camus says Sade created for himself?

5. According to Camus in Part 3, how did the nihilism of the 1860s begin?

6. How does Camus describe the history of Russian terrorism in Part 3?

7. What does every act of rebellion express, according to Camus in Part 3's Introduction?

8. In Part 5, how does Camus say absolute justice is achieved?

9. How does Camus define metaphysical rebellion in Part 2's Introduction?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Camus focuses on the role the Romantic Movement rebels play in the development of rebellion. Write a response exploring Romanticism and its role in rebellion. What is Romanticism? How does it become rebellion? How does Camus view Romanticism? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Camus spends a great deal of time discussing metaphysical rebellion. Write a response exploring this type of rebellion. What does Camus mean by metaphysical rebellion? What is metaphysical rebellion? How does metaphysical rebellion turn into revolution? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

For Camus, Hitler plays a dual role in illustrating the successes and failures in rebellion. Write a response explaining Camus' interpretation of Hitler and his regime in further understanding rebellion and revolution. How does Hitler succeed? How does he fail? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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