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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Vincent do for a living?
(a) He is a concierge.
(b) He is a copper.
(c) He is a cooper.
(d) He is a consultant.

3. What had changed Camus' life in September, 1939?
(a) Marriage.
(b) War.
(c) The birth of his twin children.
(d) His belief that God was dead.

4. On which other society does the youth of Oran model its behavior?
(a) European.
(b) British.
(c) Arab.
(d) American.

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

6. What word best describes Camus' attitude to Oran's shops?
(a) Admiring.
(b) Scathing.
(c) Praising.
(d) Tolerating.

7. What phenomenon has seemed continuous since Camus' last departure from Algiers?
(a) Drought.
(b) Rain.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Oppression.

8. How might the mood of the first three paragraphs of Return to Tipasa be described?
(a) Excited.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Happy.

9. In which month has the writer returned to Algiers?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) February.
(d) December.

10. From examining the text, what do we learn about Salamis?
(a) That it was a city overrun by barbarians.
(b) That is was a sea battle.
(c) That barbarians lived there.
(d) That it was a lost text.

11. What can an artist do in the world of today?
(a) Very little because so many governments are corrupt.
(b) He can and should be an advocate for the opressed in many contexts.
(c) Provide people with gentle amusement to take their minds off their troubles.
(d) Very little because so many governments are totalitarian in style.

12. Camus mentions the parliament of birds in which literary source?
(a) Hindu.
(b) English.
(c) Russian.
(d) Arabian.

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

14. How does Camus describe today's society?
(a) As disordered.
(b) As potentially communist.
(c) As laissez-faire.
(d) As overly regulated.

15. What is meant by 'quixotism'?
(a) The belief in the miracles of Don Quixote.
(b) Being generally unreliable and untrustworthy.
(c) Having the quality of the visionary or the romantic.
(d) Moving very quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of travel did Camus use to reach Tipasa?

2. With what did Socrates' life end.

3. As Camus describes it, the impression one has of the setting for the boxing boxing match is _______________.

4. What trees grow above the city?

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

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