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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 through 182.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The World Thunderstruck," what does the subheading "disreality" or déréalité refer to?
(a) The amorous subject's state of mind upon waking.
(b) The anxious lover's feeling of withdrawal from the world and his surroundings.
(c) The lover's nervous breakdown after a break up.
(d) The feelings that arise during a late night at work.

2. Which of the following scenarios is described in No Answer/Silence?
(a) The lover is anxious because his calls go unanswered.
(b) The amorous subject is discouraged by the other's distracted silence.
(c) The amorous subject does not like to be alone.
(d) The lover is anxious because his letters remain unanswered.

3. What image does the author evoke to represent the "exuberance" that results from constantly expending love?
(a) An overflowing fountain.
(b) A vast desert.
(c) A wild ocean.
(d) A deep well.

4. At Fault/faults, describes the lover's feeling of guilt that results from which of the following feelings?
(a) The subject imagines he has failed the loved being by thinking for himself..
(b) The subject accuses the other of something he did not do.
(c) The subject is unfaithful to the loved being.
(d) The subject forgets an important date with the other.

5. In Clouds, why is Herr Schmidt upset?
(a) The church is locked and they cannot get in.
(b) Werther deliberately tries to aggravate him.
(c) Werther is nice to his fiancée Frederika.
(d) He has had a bad day and decides to take it out on those present.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this section, how is the term "karma" defined?

2. Which relationship dynamic does the section of the text entitled "Domnei" or "dependency" describe?

3. In the section called "Talking," how does the lover's discourse change when the amorous subject speaks about love?

4. What does the lover seek to "read" on the other's body?

5. In The Orange/Irksome, an episode involving oranges from the novel Werther is used to describe which of the following feelings?

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