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The Flies
Jean-Paul Sartre
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1
of 5
What subject did Sartre study and teach for most of his life?
English
French
Drama
Philosophy
2
of 5
In which of the following ways did Sartre's writing change after the 1938 publication of his first novel, Nausea?
Beliefs in human consciousness
Beliefs in freedom and action
Infusion of philosophical thought
Infusion of stylistic influence
3
of 5
The Flies is a modern adaptation of a text written by which author?
Shakespeare
Dante
Aeschylus
Sophocles
4
of 5
What was the name of the French opposition movement of which Sartre was a member?
Resistance
Liberte
Action
Egalite
5
of 5
From 1943 forward, what philosophical idea takes center stage in Sartre's work?
Despair
Absence of meaning
Alienation
Human freedom
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