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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. In "How blue the sky was"/Encounter, what does the lover discover in the other?
(a) A source of anxiety.
(b) Another image of himself.
(c) A fellow truth seeker.
(d) A best friend.

2. Which of the following phrases is an example of tautology, as presented by the author?
(a) I adore you because you are fascinating.
(b) The adorable is what is adorable.
(c) I love you because you are absent.
(d) The adorable is what is impossible.

3. In "I am odious"/Monstrous, what does the lover's discourse do to the other?
(a) It drives him to suicide.
(b) It irritates him.
(c) It stifles him, imposing silence.
(d) It causes him to reply in kind.

4. In Jealousy, what does Werther's jealousy derive from, according to the author?
(a) From images.
(b) From insecurity.
(c) From thoughts.
(d) From lack of knowledge.

5. The Unknowable describes which of the following situations?
(a) The lover realizes that the loved being is unknowable.
(b) The lover will never know how to achieve happiness.
(c) The past is unknowable.
(d) The meaning of love is unknowable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image does the author evoke to represent the "exuberance" that results from constantly expending love?

2. What language does the word "atopos" come from?

3. How does the informer wound the subject?

4. Which of the following topics describes the theme of "The Absent One/Absence?"

5. According to this section in the text, what is the best reaction to the other's suffering?

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