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

2. In "Novel/Drama," which of the following is true about the writing of the amorous subject's love story?
(a) Only the Other could write the amorous subject's love story. He cannot do it himself.
(b) Only the the amorous subject could write his own love story.
(c) Only a professional could write the novel of the amorous subject's love affair.
(d) Only a third party who has observed the relationship could write the love story.

3. According to the author, who carries out the "discourse of absence" historically?
(a) The Woman.
(b) The mother.
(c) The father.
(d) The Man.

4. Which of the following describes the lover's madness in "I am crazy"/mad?
(a) Metaphorical.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Unconscious.
(d) Supernatural.

5. What is the "ordeal" described in the section called Fade-out.
(a) For no apparent reason the loved being withdraws from all contact.
(b) The lover's favorite jeans fade.
(c) The loved being's mother dies.
(d) The loved being's physical beauty begins to fade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of scene is discussed in the figure Making Scenes/Scene?

2. In "To Be Ascetic," the term "askesis" is associated with which of the following acts?

3. What is the feeling that the author refers to in the section entitled "Agony?"

4. Which of the following phrases describes the act of Reverberation?

5. The figure Union discusses which of the following ideas?

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