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

2. What three things can shatter the ideal and protected Image of the lover according to the author?
(a) Association with the commonplace, former lovers, and desire for others.
(b) The loss of their looks, their lack of interest in new things, and poor hygiene.
(c) Unpaid bills, association with the mundane, and course language.
(d) Attachment to their parents and former lovers, and desire for others.

3. When does this desire affect the subject?
(a) When the subject is irritated.
(b) When the subject is in a state of despair or fulfillment.
(c) When the subject is bored.
(d) When the subject is in a state of raw panic.

4. How does the lover feel about himself when confronted with the other's atopia?
(a) He feels depressed.
(b) He feels creative.
(c) He feels himself to be atopos.
(d) He feels himself to be classified, like everyone else.

5. In "Agony," what forms does the feeling discussed by the author take?
(a) Sadness and despondency.
(b) Impatience and irritability.
(c) Jealousy and fear of injury and abandonment.
(d) Shame in front of others.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What effect does the other's atopia have on language?

3. What does the term "alteration" refer to in this section of the text?

4. What are the disadvantages of the act of annulment?

5. According to the author, what happens to language the more one becomes enamored of a specific person?

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