View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 through 182.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characterizes the figure "night" in the section "And the night illuminated the night"/Night?
(a) Metaphors of darkness that describe interior states of the lover.
(b) The lover's favorite time of day.
(c) Total ignorance of the other.
(d) A sense of helplessness.

2. In Love's Obscenity/Obscene, what gets characterized as obscene in contemporary society?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Rationality.
(c) Sentimentality.
(d) Greed.

3. To what does the "ghost ship," in the section entitled The Ghost Ship/Errantry refer?
(a) The lover becomes a ghost of his former self.
(b) The lover dreams of sailing the world with the object of desire.
(c) The lover is haunted by terrible memories.
(d) The errant lover wanders from love to love, believing in the quest for fulfillment.

4. In The Orange/Irksome, an episode involving oranges from the novel Werther is used to describe which of the following feelings?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) A sentiment of slight jealousy.
(c) Unconditional love.
(d) A feeling of nausea.

5. What is the dual nature of the figure of Gradiva?
(a) Salvation and torment.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Knowledge and ignorance.
(d) Union and separation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Blue Coat and Yellow Vest/Habiliment refers, in general, to which kind of clothing?

2. In the same section, the author notes that to write about love is to "confront the muck of language"; which of the following describes this problem?

3. What does the young Freud say to his fiancée in The Love Letter?

4. To which ribbon does the title of the section The Ribbon/Objects refer?

5. In the section titled "I want to understand," what is the subject trying to understand?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 412 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample