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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ridiculous about the writer who emulated Peregrinos?
(a) He thought the name would make him a great travel writer, but he failed.
(b) He tried to commit suicide by drowning in the Seine, but could not sink.
(c) The writer suicided in despair and his relatives benefited hugely from the royalties.
(d) The writer suicided so his book would be noticed, but the book was no good.

2. What is the legendary Faust remembered for?
(a) Killing his mistress.
(b) As an alchemist.
(c) Selling his soul to the Devil.
(d) Living for a very long time.

3. How does Camus summarize the actor's art?
(a) As dangerous counterfeit.
(b) As an absurd illusion.
(c) As the ability to represent faithfully.
(d) As the ability to simulate absolutely.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would make man feel alienated in the universe?

2. What is astonishing about eternal values?

3. What does Camus claim is different about his discussion of suicide?

4. How does a man define himself?

5. What sacrifice does Loyola say God rejoices in?

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