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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 section called "Talking," how does the lover's discourse change when the amorous subject speaks about love?
(a) From a declaration of love to a renouncement of love.
(b) From a rejection of love to a a declaration of love.
(c) From an abstract philosophical discourse about love to a personal declaration of love.
(d) From a personal declaration of love to an abstract philosophical discourse about love.

2. How is the sentimental subject perceived by society?
(a) As worthy of sympathy.
(b) As irritating.
(c) As worthy of admiration.
(d) As stupid, unseemly, and laughable.

3. To whom is the narrator's asceticism addressed?
(a) To the mother.
(b) To society.
(c) To those friends who doubt the depth of his feelings.
(d) To the other (the one who is loved).

4. Which of the following characterizes the figure "night" in the section "And the night illuminated the night"/Night?
(a) A sense of helplessness.
(b) The lover's favorite time of day.
(c) Metaphors of darkness that describe interior states of the lover.
(d) Total ignorance of the other.

5. In "Events, Setbacks and Annoyances," which of the following describes the effect of "contingencies" on the amorous subject?
(a) The amorous subject is ambivalent about random events.
(b) The amorous subject's happiness is increased by random events.
(c) The amorous subject is oblivious to random events.
(d) The amorous subject's happiness is destroyed by random events.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the question that worries the lover with regard to the heart?

2. In "Inexpressible Love," what two powerful myths does the author mention?

3. How does Werther fall in love with Charlotte in the section "Show me whom to desire/Induction?"

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

5. Why is the lover cautious when the loved object complains of the lover's rival?

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