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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 Exiled from the Image-repertoire/Exile, the idea of exile can be associated with which of the following things?
(a) Leaving behind old images of the self.
(b) Amorous mourning; abandoning the image of the other.
(c) Mourning the death on a loved one.
(d) Leaving one's country of birth.

2. Which one of the following authors does Barthes cite in this section on the demonic life of a lover?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Proust.
(d) Freud.

3. In Love's Obscenity/Obscene, what is the author's first example of obscenity?
(a) Each occasion in the text that the word "love" is used.
(b) A Japanese haiku about love.
(c) A poem by Sappho.
(d) Werther's obvious love for Charlotte.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "In the loving calm of your arms" describes the embrace of total union between lovers. What contradiction does the lover experience?

2. What does the author note about crying in the modern era?

3. Blue Coat and Yellow Vest/Habiliment refers, in general, to which kind of clothing?

4. Which of the following best describes the lover's state in "We are our own demons?"

5. In "I am odious"/Monstrous, what does the lover's discourse do to the other?

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