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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 75 through 128.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this section, how is the term "karma" defined?
(a) As nirvana, which the lover hopes to attain.
(b) As suffering, which the lover hopes to inflict on the other.
(c) As causality, which the lover wishes to escape from.
(d) As nothingness, which the lover hopes to attain.

2. At the beginning of the book, in the section entitled, "How this book is structured," what is the name that the author uses to describe the different sections of the book?
(a) Abstracts.
(b) References.
(c) Figures.
(d) Chapters.

3. What does the lover seek to "read" on the other's body?
(a) The cause of his desire.
(b) The meaning of beauty.
(c) Unexpressed thoughts.
(d) Evidence of imperfection.

4. What language does the word "atopos" come from?
(a) Latin.
(b) Greek.
(c) Gaelic.
(d) Hebrew.

5. According to the author, how does the world frequently characterize love incorrectly?
(a) As the ultimate goal for every single person.
(b) As a compromise that must be endured for the sake of society.
(c) As impossible, and therefore more desirable.
(d) As an either/or situation: a matter of success or failure, victory or defeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the narrator's asceticism addressed?

2. In the section entitled "To Love Love," the term "annulment" refers to which of the following issues?

3. In this section, "understand your madness" is a phrase uttered by which one of the following figures?

4. How is the heart described in the section entitled "The Heart?"

5. What does the "fulfillment" or comblement of the title refer to?

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