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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 38 through 74.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "Events, Setbacks and Annoyances," which of the following describes the effect of "contingencies" on the amorous subject?
(a) The amorous subject is oblivious to random events.
(b) The amorous subject is ambivalent about random events.
(c) The amorous subject's happiness is increased by random events.
(d) The amorous subject's happiness is destroyed by random events.
2. In the section titled "I want to understand," what is the subject trying to understand?
(a) Himself and what it means to be "in love."
(b) What it means to feel secure.
(c) The nature of trust.
(d) The meaning of life.
3. What is the feeling that the author refers to in the section entitled "Agony?"
(a) Anger.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Embarrassment.
4. The lover compares his gaze on the other's body to which of the following things?
(a) To a scientist looking through a microscope.
(b) To someone reading a newspaper.
(c) To a prisoner looking out the window.
(d) To children who disassemble a clock to see what time is.
5. In this section, how is the term "karma" defined?
(a) As causality, which the lover wishes to escape from.
(b) As nothingness, which the lover hopes to attain.
(c) As nirvana, which the lover hopes to attain.
(d) As suffering, which the lover hopes to inflict on the other.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the section called "Talking," how does the lover's discourse change when the amorous subject speaks about love?
2. In "What is to be done?" which of the following describes the behavior of the amorous subject?
3. According to the author, how does the world frequently characterize love incorrectly?
4. What happens when one speaks of love in the objective?
5. According to the author, what is always involved in every discourse on love, whether philosophical, gnomic, lyric, or novelistic?
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