View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183 through 234.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the section entitled, "I am engulfed, I succumb," the author discusses which of the following desires?
(a) To fall into a deep sleep.
(b) To be overcome with emotion or to swoon.
(c) To lose oneself in a good story.
(d) To be embraced by one's lover.

2. In "What is to be done?" which of the following describes the behavior of the amorous subject?
(a) Awkwardly silent.
(b) Self-indulgent with little concern for others' feelings.
(c) Needy.
(d) Everything is over-interpreted and spontaneity becomes impossible.

3. In the same section, what does the narrator refer to when he says: "I am an amputee who still feels pain in his missing leg?"
(a) The pain of rejection that haunts him.
(b) The story of a mandarin and a courtesan.
(c) The effects of a childhood loss that continues to affect his relationships.
(d) The tendency to hallucinate the other and recreate the sense of waiting even after the relationship is over.

4. Why is the lover attached to the object?
(a) Because he is irrational.
(b) It smells like the other's perfume.
(c) It is nostalgic.
(d) It is seen as an extension of the loved one's body.

5. What is the source of the lover's distress in Gossip?
(a) He finds himself the subject of gossip.
(b) He is ashamed of his tendency to gossip.
(c) The lover catches the loved one gossiping about him.
(d) Other people are gossiping about the loved one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does that composer claim regarding tears?

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

3. What is the enemy of "thus.," according to the author?

4. What do the clouds symbolize in the section by the same name?

5. What clothing is Werther wearing when he first dances with Charlotte?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 369 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample