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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concept does Nietzsche encounter?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Absurdity.
(c) Hitlerism.
(d) Marxism.

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

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

4. What is the only evidence given to Camus within the terms of the absurdist experience?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Love.
(c) Power.
(d) Rebellion.

5. In Part 3, all modern revolutions end in a reinforcement of the power of what?
(a) The People.
(b) God.
(c) The Nation.
(d) The State.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 3, who does Camus say is one of the "most remarkable and influential minds of the 1830s and 40s"?

3. The only salvation lies in what, according to Part 3?

4. In Part 3, men of action only believe in action when they are without what?

5. In Part 2, the maximum of enjoyment coincides with the maximum of what?

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