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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. What did Nietzsche practice instead of methodical doubt?

2. What was one of the first groups of Russian revolutionaries?

3. In Part 2's introduction, the most elementary form of rebellion expresses an aspiration to what?

4. What is the only form of freedom for Stirner?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Camus' Introduction, with what is ideology today concerned?

2. What happens to those that rush to history proclaiming it is meaningless, according to Camus in Part 3?

3. What does Camus say in Part 3 is the purpose of his book?

4. Why does Camus say the Fascist revolutions of the twentieth century do not deserve the title of a revolution?

5. Why is freedom the "motivating principle of all revolutions," according to Camus in Part 3?

6. Why must morality be destroyed, according to Camus in Part 2?

7. Why does Camus believe Sade became the first theoretician of absolute rebellion?

8. According to Camus in Part 3, how does a revolution based on principles destroy God?

9. How does Camus connect murder and suicide in the Introduction?

10. In Part 3, what does Camus say the Fascists were the first to construct?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several references throughout the essay on the importance of the individual and avoiding anti-individuality. Write a response exploring the importance of the individual on rebellion. How does keeping the individual in mind help a rebellion? What happens when actions become anti-individuality? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Rebellion and revolution are the two common ideas in Camus' The Rebel. Compare and contrast rebellion and revolution. How are rebellion and revolution different? How are they the same? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

For Camus, Hitler plays a dual role in illustrating the successes and failures in rebellion. Write a response explaining Camus' interpretation of Hitler and his regime in further understanding rebellion and revolution. How does Hitler succeed? How does he fail? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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