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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. How does Werther fall in love with Charlotte in the section "Show me whom to desire/Induction?"
(a) He meets her at a friend's wedding and is smitten.
(b) He falls for her without ever seeing or hearing about her before.
(c) Her beauty is pointed out to him before he sees her, then he falls for her.
(d) At first he dislikes her then he changes his mind.
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?
(a) Language is degraded and common.
(b) Language is paradoxically both too much and not enough.
(c) Language is becomes indecipherable.
(d) Language has too many meanings and cannot be controlled.
3. Which of the following scenarios is described in No Answer/Silence?
(a) The amorous subject does not like to be alone.
(b) The lover is anxious because his calls go unanswered.
(c) The lover is anxious because his letters remain unanswered.
(d) The amorous subject is discouraged by the other's distracted silence.
4. "In the loving calm of your arms" describes the embrace of total union between lovers. What contradiction does the lover experience?
(a) The lover is both child and adult.
(b) The lover is both mother and father.
(c) The lover feels both male and female.
(d) The lover is neither completely awake or asleep.
5. What does the narrator do to escape the perception of "disreality?'
(a) Takes a walk in nature.
(b) Visits a therapist to discuss the crisis.
(c) Drinks more coffee.
(d) Tries to participate in banal conversations and discourse.
Short Answer Questions
1. To which ribbon does the title of the section The Ribbon/Objects refer?
2. What clothing is Werther wearing when he first dances with Charlotte?
3. Which phrase best describes the title "I have an Other-ache?"
4. The Unknowable describes which of the following situations?
5. In the section entitled "Waiting," which of the following processes is described?
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