1. What does the subtitle of this section, "to circumscribe," refer to?
(a) The lover's refusal to circumscribe pleasure.
(b) The lover's attempt to circumscribe pleasure.
(c) The lover's attempt to circumscribe pain.
(d) The lover's attempt to circumscribe boredom.

2. Which of the following is a definition of the word "laetitia," as presented in the section by that name?
(a) A lively pleasure.
(b) A subtle pleasure.
(c) A forbidden pleasure.
(d) A lifelong pleasure.

3. In the section called "Tutti Sistemati," which of the following describes how the lover sees others?
(a) As irrelevant compared to the object of love.
(b) As not having any place in a private world in which the lover is king.
(c) As having a particular place in a system from which the lover is excluded.
(d) As a threat to the lover's happiness.

4. In the section called "Talking," how does the lover's discourse change when the amorous subject speaks about love?
(a) From a declaration of love to a renouncement of love.
(b) From an abstract philosophical discourse about love to a personal declaration of love.
(c) From a rejection of love to a a declaration of love.
(d) From a personal declaration of love to an abstract philosophical discourse about love.

5. In the section on agony, to what does the narrator compare the steady progress of the emotional state he experiences?
(a) To Gide riding a train.
(b) To Socrates feeling the cold of the hemlock rising in his body.
(c) To the story of Tristan and Isolde.
(d) To Werther feeling a sense of hopelessness.