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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 belief system accepts suicide as legitimate?

2. What is, according to Part 2, in itself a sign of decadence?

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. According to Camus in Part 2, what is only useful for "adventures of the imagination"?

5. In Part 2, Camus states that the great problem of modern times is the discovery that rescuing man from destiny delivers him to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Camus in Part 4, what is the only revolutionary form of art?

2. According to Camus' Introduction, with what is ideology today concerned?

3. According to Camus in Part 3, how does a revolution based on principles destroy God?

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

5. What does Camus identify in Part 3 as the conclusions of individualism in revolt?

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

7. According to Camus in Part 4, what is the achievement of truly great creative artists?

8. Why does Camus believe art should provide a final perspective on rebellion's content?

9. Why did Bielinsky think the noble thing to do was accept the world and its sufferings?

10. In Part 3, what does Camus say the Fascists were the first to construct?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

God and Christianity are referenced numerous times in Camus' essay. For Camus, the history of rebellion and the history of Christianity coincide. Write a response addressing the role of God and Christianity in Camus' essay. Why is God important to rebellion and revolution? How does Christianity connect to rebellion? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Part Four of The Rebel addresses art and revolution. Write a response exploring this idea. What is artistic creation? How is art connected to rebellion? What does art accomplish? How does Camus view art's importance? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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