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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Myth of Sisyphus: Absurd Creation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which art and science have close affinity?
(a) Painting and geometry.
(b) Fiction and physics.
(c) Music and mathematics.
(d) Music and kinesthetics.

2. What sacrifice does Loyola say God rejoices in?
(a) The sacrifice of celibacy.
(b) The sacrifice of humility?
(c) The sacrifice of hope.
(d) The sacrifice of the intellect.

3. Identify the literary device Camus uses in: 'Even men without a gospel have their Mount of Olives'.
(a) The device is an example of onomatopoeia.
(b) The device is personification.
(c) The device is a metaphor.
(d) The device is an example of transubstantiation.

4. Which famous Frenchwoman was self-reliant?
(a) Violetta Valery
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Madame Roland.
(d) Madame La Guillotine.

5. What does Camus suggest happens in bad novels?
(a) Dialogue is poorly written and often inappropriate to character.
(b) There is too much emphasis on structure.
(c) Thought becomes more important than style.
(d) There is substantial over-writing, especially with descriptive passages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Adrienne Lecouvreur?

2. What is meant by 'savoir-faire'?

3. What is a characteristic of wisdom?

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

5. To which school of thought does Husserl belong?

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