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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, one purpose is to find out if what can avoid committing murder?

2. For Camus in Part 2, what is the history of rebellion inseparable from?

3. Violence is directed at one and all in the service of what?

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

5. According to Camus in Part 3, what happened to those who talked about the immortality of the soul?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is rebellion forced to become revolutionary in the twentieth century?

2. According to Camus in Part 3, what coincides with the acceptance of iniquity?

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

4. According to Camus in Part 5, what is the positive value in the initial rebellion movement?

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

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

7. Why does Camus say the Fascist revolutions of the twentieth century do not deserve the title of a revolution?

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

9. According to Camus in Part 5, what is the only way a rebel has of reconciling himself with his act of murder?

10. According to Camus in Part 3, what have all modern revolutions ended in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Camus comes from the existentialist school of philosophy. Write a response exploring how Camus' existentialist beliefs impact his essay. What is existentialism? How does existentialism interpret rebellion? How does Camus interweave his own philosophy with those presented in his essay? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

One of the philosophies Camus addresses is absurdism. What is absurdism? How does absurdism influence rebellion and revolution? What is absurdism's role in the essay? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

As the essay comes to a close, Camus references the impact of moderation and excess on rebellion and its successes (or lack thereof). Write a response exploring the influence of moderation and excess on rebellion. What does Camus mean by moderation? What does he want moderated? How does moderation help or hurt rebellion? How does excess help or hurt rebellion? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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