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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. In "Catastrophe," what causes the lover's panic?
(a) The inability to recover the self when the lover is absent.
(b) The other's loss of memory.
(c) The lover's fear of intimacy.
(d) The potential for rejection.

2. In the section entitled "Waiting," which of the following processes is described?
(a) A growing anxiety and loss of all sense of proportion while waiting for the other.
(b) A growing fear of the death of the beloved during his absence.
(c) Making lists of the other's faults while waiting for him.
(d) An increasing apathy regarding the other's absence.

3. Which phrase best describes the title "I have an Other-ache?"
(a) The subject deeply misses the loved object when that person is absent.
(b) The subject experiences pain caused by an insensitive comment made by the other.
(c) The subject feels strong compassion towards the loved object when that person is suffering.
(d) The subject is tired of listening to the other's problems.

4. What does the author note about crying in the modern era?
(a) It is no longer acceptable for men to cry, especially in public.
(b) Everyone cries too easily.
(c) Crying does not tell more than words.
(d) It is seen as unhealthy to cry.

5. In Love's Obscenity/Obscene, what is the author's first example of obscenity?
(a) Each occasion in the text that the word "love" is used.
(b) A poem by Sappho.
(c) Werther's obvious love for Charlotte.
(d) A Japanese haiku about love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best form in which to tell the story of love?

2. In this section, what does the lover hope to achieve by touching the other?

3. In "Show me whom to desire"/Induction, the narrator notes that there is no desire without _________________.

4. Match the term "loquela" with the correct phrase.

5. What is the preferred response to the utterance "I love you?"

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