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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Myth of Sisyphus: Appendix: Hope and the Absurd in the Work of Franz Kafka.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main idea in the final paragraph of the essay 'The Myth of Sisyphus'?
(a) All we can do is struggle.
(b) The struggle for achievement is enough: it is its own reward.
(c) We can't be free unless the gods allow it.
(d) No matter how hard we struggle, the gods will always win.

2. According to Camus, what makes the myth of Sisyphus tragic?
(a) He has been a plaything of the gods.
(b) The hero is conscious of his situation.
(c) The presence of The Furies.
(d) The hero has received unjust punishment.

3. What is a characteristic of wisdom?
(a) Knowing when to take things on trust, as well as when not to.
(b) Living on what one has, not speculating about what one does not have.
(c) Living with faith and integrity and reserving judgement.
(d) Being able to supply a rationale for any action.

4. Who is the protagonist in The Trial?
(a) Oscar W.
(b) K. M. Joseph.
(c) Michael K.
(d) Joseph K.

5. What is astonishing about eternal values?
(a) They survive wars and other conflicts.
(b) They transcend cultural factors.
(c) The very fact that they exist without reference to God.
(d) That they exist at all.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is indicated when melancholy arises in the human heart?

3. In The Castle, what is significant about the character Amalia?

4. What does Camus see as an almost inevitable companion to passion?

5. According to Camus, what is important about the idea that actions have consequences?

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