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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does the other's atopia have on language?
(a) It does not have any effect on language.
(b) It makes language indecisive and false; the other cannot be qualified.
(c) It inspires the lover to new and better descriptions of the other.
(d) It makes the lover take refuge in falsehoods.

2. In the figure Why?, which of the following phrases describes the lover's state of mind?
(a) He obsesses over why he is not loved, or loved more.
(b) He wonders why other couple look happier than him.
(c) He wonders why he cannot find someone to love.
(d) He asks continually why the loved one is always late to their rendezvous.

3. Which famous composer does the author quote in the section on crying?
(a) Bach.
(b) Shubert.
(c) Satie.
(d) Verdi.

4. In "Inexpressible Love," what two powerful myths does the author mention?
(a) That true love is eternal and that it is the most ancient story to tell.
(b) That sublimated love engenders beautiful discourse and that one can write about one's passion.
(c) That writing about love heals the heart and that everyone has a soulmate.
(d) That true love can never be found and that only poets can write about love.

5. What does the subtitle of this section, "to circumscribe," refer to?
(a) The lover's attempt to circumscribe boredom.
(b) The lover's attempt to circumscribe pleasure.
(c) The lover's attempt to circumscribe pain.
(d) The lover's refusal to circumscribe pleasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What observation is made about the amorous subject in the section In Praise of Tears/Crying?

2. What is the best form in which to tell the story of love?

3. In Sobria Ebrietas/Will-to-Possess, what must replace the lover's will-to-possess?

4. In "Agony," what forms does the feeling discussed by the author take?

5. What is the verb tense associated with remembrance?

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