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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 through 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, who carries out the "discourse of absence" historically?
(a) The Woman.
(b) The Man.
(c) The mother.
(d) The father.

2. The lover associates atopia in the other with which of the following qualities?
(a) Secrecy.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Indolence.

3. Which of the following terms is a definition of "atopos"?
(a) Unclassifiable.
(b) Stereotype.
(c) Indolent.
(d) Untranslatable.

4. What are the disadvantages of the act of annulment?
(a) The lover suffers from seeing the other diminished and excluded from the sentiment he or she provoked.
(b) There is a sense of claustrophobia on the part of the lover.
(c) The lover has to fight for autonomy and a sense of self.
(d) The lover becomes tired of constantly seeking new partners.

5. How does the lover see the other once he has established the other's atopia?
(a) As the perfect lover.
(b) As needing his protection.
(c) As unobtainable.
(d) As an imperfect lover.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The term "atopos" is associated with which of the following figures?

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

4. In "Agony," what forms does the feeling discussed by the author take?

5. At the beginning of the book, in the section entitled, "How this book is structured," what is the name that the author uses to describe the different sections of the book?

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