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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Camus find Sunday mornings in Algiers?
2. In what way is the Ancient Greek idea of justice different from the modern European?
3. What kind of role is that of the witness?
4. Camus describes a film in a handbill using words like 'sumptuous', 'staggering', 'amazing' and 'tremendous'. This is an example of which literary device?
5. What do Arabs sell for five sous?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Camus calls nudists 'those Protestants of the flesh'?
2. Comment on the force of the phrase 'indulge in a swim' rather than 'go for a swim'.
3. Of what is Camus speaking when he criticizes 'idealism of the worst kind' (p.188 of the Penguin edition)?
4. What is peculiar about the built environment of Oran, according to Camus?
5. In what way is Camus' comments about Algerian youth tempered by sadness?
6. What factor does Camus claim separates him from some sections of the leftist movement?
7. What must modern man do if he is to recapture the mindset of Ancient Greece and be truly civilized?
8. What lies 'beyond the yellow walls of Oran'?
9. Can the artist remain aloof from the world he comments upon, depicts and criticizes?
10. What 'two thirsts' has Camus been able to slake through his visit to Tipasa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Comment on the implications of what Camus calls the 'hiatus between what we fancy we know and what we really know'. You might like to focus on the famous example of Galileo and the Inquisition or cite other instances in which there was a gap between what humans thought they knew and what actually was the case ('flat' earth or the 'impossibility of stones falling from the sky'). As well as examining the implications of this hiatus, consider solutions to the problem.
Essay Topic 2
Compare the ways in which Kafka's and Dostoevsky's heroes illustrate the idea of The Absurd. In your essay, you will need to show that you understand Camus' rationale for using these heroes as exemplars of his thought. Mention the ways in which the heroes are similar in their attitudes to the world and their fates, and ways in which they are different. Refer only to what Camus says about them. Do not use the novels themselves as reference material.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Camus has chosen what he terms 'extreme examples' in his essay on Absurd Creation? Consider the function that anecdotes and examples perform in explanation, citing more than one context. Do Camus' examples make it easier to follow his argument? Are the examples appropriate or might others have been used? Suggest one alternative and justify your choice.
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