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Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the god Mercury involved in the Sisyphus story?
(a) He interceded on Sisyphus's behalf.
(b) He impregnated Sisyphus's wife when in the guise of a swan.
(c) He swapped roles with him.
(d) He led Sisyphus forcibly back to the underworld.

2. Who are 'the handmaids of justice'?
(a) The Amazons.
(b) The Erinyes.
(c) The Pleiades.
(d) The Nereides.

3. What phenomenon can humans have no experience of?
(a) Mind.
(b) Death.
(c) Karma.
(d) True empathy.

4. What does Homer have to say about Sisyphus?
(a) That he was the wisest and most prudent of mortals.
(b) That his heroic deeds ought not to have been punished.
(c) That he had no fear of Pluto.
(d) That he was an inept fool.

5. As Camus describes it, the impression one has of the setting for the boxing boxing match is _______________.
(a) Exciting and dangerous.
(b) Squalid and crowded.
(c) Well-organized.
(d) Chaotic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What temptation does Camus suggest is hardest to overcome?

3. What does Camus say is foreign to us today?

4. What embodies 'a drama of the intelligence', according to Camus?

5. What quality does Camus call 'the fatal evasion'?

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