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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183 through 234.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is this emotion acutely felt in Aubade/Waking?
(a) Upon leaving work at the end of the day.
(b) Upon waking.
(c) After midnight.
(d) Before going to bed.

2. Which of the following emotions is treated in Aubade/Waking?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Amorous anxiety.
(c) Elation.
(d) Anger.

3. The lover compares his gaze on the other's body to which of the following things?
(a) To a prisoner looking out the window.
(b) To children who disassemble a clock to see what time is.
(c) To a scientist looking through a microscope.
(d) To someone reading a newspaper.

4. In "What is to be done?" which of the following describes the behavior of the amorous subject?
(a) Awkwardly silent.
(b) Needy.
(c) Self-indulgent with little concern for others' feelings.
(d) Everything is over-interpreted and spontaneity becomes impossible.

5. Which author does the quotation "And the night illuminated the night" come from?
(a) Plato.
(b) John of the Cross.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Freud.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dark Glasses/To Hide, what main subject does the author address?

2. In "I am odious"/Monstrous, what does the lover's discourse do to the other?

3. Which of the following phrases is an example of tautology, as presented by the author?

4. Blue Coat and Yellow Vest/Habiliment refers, in general, to which kind of clothing?

5. What literary lover did thousands of young men identify with and imitate in their dress and actions?

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