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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. According to Camus' introduction, what is rare?

2. According to Camus in Part 2, a metaphysical rebel is inevitably what?

3. According to Part 3, destroying everything pledges oneself to build without what?

4. According to Part 3, Saint-Just is a contemporary of whom?

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. 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?

2. What does Camus say is the reason why Hitler and his regime could not do away with their enemies?

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

4. In Part 5, what does Camus say irrational and rational crime equally betray?

5. Why does Camus believe Sade became the first theoretician of absolute rebellion?

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

7. Why did rebelling against nature equal rebelling against oneself for the ancients?

8. According to Camus in Part 3, how does every form of contempt establish Fascism?

9. What does Camus say in the Introduction is the "mark of nihilism"?

10. What does Camus say in Part 5 is the consequence of rebellion?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the essay, Camus makes references again to whether or not murder is justified, which he first mentions at the beginning of the essay. Write a response exploring the answer to Camus' question: is murder justifiable? How does Camus answer his own question at the end of the essay? In what ways is murder justified? In what ways is it not? How does Camus react? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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