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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "I am crazy"/Mad, what does the lover realize in his madness?
(a) The other is mad as well.
(b) Madness is an illness.
(c) I am not someone else.
(d) "I" is an other.

2. How is the heart described in the section entitled "The Heart?"
(a) As a tired metaphor for romance.
(b) As a gift-object and an organ of desire.
(c) As a pretext for intimacy.
(d) As a symbol of fertility.

3. According to the author, what is always involved in every discourse on love, whether philosophical, gnomic, lyric, or novelistic?
(a) Self-doubt.
(b) A desire to please.
(c) A person whom one addresses.
(d) Courage.

4. Which of the following scenarios is described in No Answer/Silence?
(a) The lover is anxious because his letters remain unanswered.
(b) The amorous subject does not like to be alone.
(c) The lover is anxious because his calls go unanswered.
(d) The amorous subject is discouraged by the other's distracted silence.

5. How does the lover respond to accidental contact with the desired being in the section entitled "When my finger accidentally..."?
(a) The lover remains unaffected.
(b) The lover becomes shy and nervous.
(c) The lover feels excessive distress.
(d) The lover creates meaning from the contact.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Blue Coat and Yellow Vest/habiliment, what specifically does the "blue coat and yellow vest" refer to?

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

3. Where does the name Gradiva derive from?

4. Which author does the quotation "And the night illuminated the night" come from?

5. How does the person concealing his feelings wish to be perceived?

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