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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Introduction, Sections 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Part 2, what does man add to irrational crimes?
(a) Crimes of religion.
(b) Crimes of passion.
(c) Crimes of reason.
(d) Crimes of logic.

2. According to the ancients referenced in Part 2, what counterbalances negation?
(a) Strength.
(b) Love.
(c) Affirmation.
(d) Power.

3. In Part 3, the will of the people is the expression of what?
(a) Universal reason.
(b) Religion.
(c) Moral conduct.
(d) Nihilistic rebellion.

4. According to Part 3, The Social Contract is an inquiry into the legitimacy of what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Justice.
(c) Power.
(d) Rebellion.

5. What rebellion does Camus reference in Part 3?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Spartacus.
(c) Prometheus.
(d) Nietzsche.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Camus' introduction, what is rare?

2. What has to be alive in order to say life is absurd, according to the introduction?

3. According to Part 3, what is the "only logical consequence of metaphysical rebellion"?

4. The ancients, according to Part 2, believed rebelling against nature was the same as rebelling against what?

5. By what concept is metaphysical rebellion motivated by?

(see the answer key)

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