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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camus describe as 'sheer madness'?
(a) Returning to places that were important in one's youth.
(b) Expecting nothing to change as we grow older.
(c) Going into dimly lighted cafes at night.
(d) Trying to find friends from long ago.

2. What is the role of Nemesis?
(a) To bring soothing sleep.
(b) To restore memory of past sins.
(c) To claim revenge.
(d) To punish those who exceed their limits.

3. What restores calm to the fight audience after the near-riot?
(a) A plea from Camus himself.
(b) The announcement of the main bout.
(c) Pleas from a tearful woman.
(d) The arrival of the police.

4. What is the only thing glorified by European thought?
(a) The future rule of reason.
(b) The art of war.
(c) The beauty of the human form.
(d) The rule of monarchy.

5. What building stands above the harbor?
(a) The Kasbah.
(b) A huge block of flats.
(c) An immense library.
(d) The mosque.

6. For what does Camus criticize Oran?
(a) Apathy and cruelty.
(b) Indifference and profound apathy.
(c) Mediocrity and indifference.
(d) Discrimination and ennui.

7. What is the origin of the nickname 'Clarques'?
(a) Clark Gable.
(b) The French word for a group.
(c) The French word for a bell.
(d) The sound made by seagulls.

8. Which culture/philosophy does Camus dismiss as 'the child of disproportion'?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Arabic.
(c) European.
(d) Hindu.

9. What did the writer do when the weather changed?
(a) Set off for Tipasa.
(b) Went to the beach.
(c) Set off for Oran.
(d) Went to Mass to give thanks.

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

11. What word does Camus think is meaningless in Algeria?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Faith.
(c) Death.
(d) Loyalty.

12. Traditionally, what has the left (of politics) been concerned to fight, according to Camus?
(a) Freedom of speech and worship.
(b) Injustice, obscurantism and oppression.
(c) Government interference, trade unions and religious fundamentalists.
(d) Freedom of the press, injustice and political change.

13. What is different about Tipasa now?
(a) It has been restored.
(b) It has been fenced in.
(c) It is surrounded by barbed wire.
(d) It has been settled by homeless people.

14. Camus describes a film in a handbill using words like 'sumptuous', 'staggering', 'amazing' and 'tremendous'. This is an example of which literary device?
(a) Menonymy.
(b) Catastrophe.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Hyperbole.

15. What does Camus claim are the two essential pleasures of local youth?
(a) Getting their shoes shined and attracting girls.
(b) Having their shoes shined, then displaying these on the boulevard.
(c) Binge drinking and snappy dressing.
(d) Going to the movies with shiny shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen if people keep silent?

2. To whom are the words 'Presumption, regression of progress' attributed?

3. What do all struggles need?

4. Who calls out 'Want a ride, sister?' to pretty girls?

5. How does Camus evaluate the role of the artist??

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