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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 has been the focus of don Juan's existence?
(a) Avoiding conflict.
(b) Short-lived joys.
(c) Self-actualization.
(d) Absurd escapades.

2. What quality does Camus call 'the fatal evasion'?
(a) Mendacity.
(b) Hope.
(c) Despair.
(d) Faith.

3. Why does Chestov think we turn to God?
(a) To have the feling that 'underneath are the everlasting arms'.
(b) Because we are afraid.
(c) Only to obtain the impossible.
(d) Only to gain favors.

4. According to Camus, what is important about the idea that actions have consequences?
(a) It is the basis of the legal system in Muslim countries.
(b) It is the principle behind all systems of morality.
(c) It is a basic principle in what is known as 'brain-washing'.
(d) It is a basic principle of child rearing.

5. What does Camus see as an almost inevitable companion to passion?
(a) Murder.
(b) Conception.
(c) Bliss.
(d) Struggle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What binds a man to the absurd?

2. What is the prime interest of everyday man?

3. What is Camus' attitude to genius?

4. Which philosopher claims that anxiety is at the source of everything?

5. How does Camus classify regret?

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