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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Artist and His Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comment of Nietzsche's does Camus make reference to near the beginning of the chapter on Philosophy and Fiction?
(a) 'We have art in order not to die of the truth.'
(b) 'Scattered thoughts can be both orderly and disorderly.'
(c) 'Midway in life's journey we need to enter a dark wood.'
(d) 'What does not destroy me makes me stronger.'

2. Of what figurative device is: 'These are our nights of Gethsemane'?
(a) It is an illusion.
(b) It is an example of decorative prose.
(c) It is a metaphor.
(d) It is an example of idiomatic phrasing.

3. What misconception of himself does the artist have?
(a) That he is a genius.
(b) That he is solitary.
(c) That he is divine.
(d) That his art will bring riches and fame.

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

5. What status as a philosopher does Camus accord Plato?
(a) Superior, all-encompassing.
(b) Acceptable, though biased.
(c) Acceptable, focussing on reason.
(d) Primitive because he had not the benefit of our scientific knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oedipus' remark imply?

2. What is ridiculous about the writer who emulated Peregrinos?

3. How might the mood of the first three paragraphs of Return to Tipasa be described?

4. What comment does Camus make about Greek tragedy?

5. What word does Camus think is meaningless in Algeria?

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