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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Helen's Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With God dead, what remains?
(a) Power.
(b) An erratic universe.
(c) History and power.
(d) Chaos and warfare.

2. What embodies 'a drama of the intelligence', according to Camus?
(a) A marvel of engineering.
(b) The plays of Shakespeare.
(c) The great scientific discoveries.
(d) A work of art.

3. What has Camus to say about 'great revolutions'?
(a) They never last.
(b) They are always metatextual.
(c) They are always metaphysical.
(d) They take us into a sure future.

4. What significant thing concerning Socrates does Camus refer to?
(a) He said that what he did not know he did not claim to know.
(b) He said that to the gods, humans are like flies to wanton boys.
(c) He said that the unexamined life is not worth living.
(d) He said that money is the root of all evil.

5. From examining the text, what do we learn about Salamis?
(a) That barbarians lived there.
(b) That it was a lost text.
(c) That is was a sea battle.
(d) That it was a city overrun by barbarians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Camus to say about Kirilov's reasoning?

2. What is the chief question pursued in THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV?

3. What comment of Nietzsche's does Camus make reference to near the beginning of the chapter on Philosophy and Fiction?

4. What comment does Camus make about Greek tragedy?

5. What 'two worlds' does Kafka present in his novels?

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