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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 "To Be Ascetic," the term "askesis" is associated with which of the following acts?
(a) Foreign travel.
(b) Complete rejection of society.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Self-punishment and gentle retreat.

2. Which of the following best describes the lover's state in "We are our own demons?"
(a) Possessed by inner demons.
(b) Triumphant over his inner demons
(c) Tired of life and its demons.
(d) Indulging in many temptations.

3. Which one of the following authors does Barthes cite in this section on the demonic life of a lover?
(a) Freud.
(b) Proust.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Goethe.

4. The section entitled "Catastrophe" refers to two systems of despair. What are they?
(a) Physical despair and mental despair.
(b) Gentle despair (active resignation) and violent despair (total destruction).
(c) Active despair and passive despair.
(d) Angry despair (rage) and hopeless despair (depression).

5. What is the source of the embarrassment experienced by parties in a love triangle in "Looking embarrassed?"
(a) An unsolicited remark.
(b) A secret shared by two of the people in the group.
(c) Unspoken knowledge shared by everyone.
(d) Lack of understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lover seek to "read" on the other's body?

2. How does the lover come to perceive the contingencies that affect him?

3. The other title of Tutti Sistemati," "pigeonholed," is associated with which of the following desires?

4. What failure does the author describe in the section entitled "Adorable?"

5. In the section entitled, "I am engulfed, I succumb," the author discusses which of the following desires?

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