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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the figure Identifications, with whom or what does the lover identify?
(a) With images of death.
(b) With the oppressed.
(c) With anyone who cannot find their ideal mate.
(d) With every character or person who occupies the same place in love as he does.

2. In Jealousy, what does Werther's jealousy derive from, according to the author?
(a) From lack of knowledge.
(b) From insecurity.
(c) From images.
(d) From thoughts.

3. What does the author note about crying in the modern era?
(a) Everyone cries too easily.
(b) It is seen as unhealthy to cry.
(c) Crying does not tell more than words.
(d) It is no longer acceptable for men to cry, especially in public.

4. Match the term "loquela" with the correct phrase.
(a) "I know that you know that I know."
(b) "I fall in love again and again."
(c) "I keep swallowing and regurgitating my wound."
(d) "I doom myself to blackmail."

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

6. In The Orange/Irksome, an episode involving oranges from the novel Werther is used to describe which of the following feelings?
(a) A sentiment of slight jealousy.
(b) A feeling of nausea.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Unconditional love.

7. In Clouds, why is Herr Schmidt upset?
(a) The church is locked and they cannot get in.
(b) He has had a bad day and decides to take it out on those present.
(c) Werther deliberately tries to aggravate him.
(d) Werther is nice to his fiancée Frederika.

8. What image does the author evoke to represent the "exuberance" that results from constantly expending love?
(a) An overflowing fountain.
(b) A deep well.
(c) A wild ocean.
(d) A vast desert.

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

10. At the end of this section, which to spaces or realities does the author oppose?
(a) That of the lover and that of the mundane world.
(b) The city and nature.
(c) That of the theater and that of the mundane world.
(d) The familiar and the foreign.

11. Select the outcome(s) with which the section Ideas of Solution/Outcomes is concerned.
(a) The possible outcomes of the other's illness.
(b) The possible outcomes of the amorous crisis.
(c) The possible outcome of a wager.
(d) The possible outcome of a novel by Goethe.

12. How does Werther fall in love with Charlotte in the section "Show me whom to desire/Induction?"
(a) At first he dislikes her then he changes his mind.
(b) Her beauty is pointed out to him before he sees her, then he falls for her.
(c) He meets her at a friend's wedding and is smitten.
(d) He falls for her without ever seeing or hearing about her before.

13. How is the sensibility of the amorous subject described in the section entitled "Flayed?"
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Detached.
(c) Prone to negativity.
(d) Vulnerable and sensitive to ridicule.

14. What observation is made about the amorous subject in the section In Praise of Tears/Crying?
(a) He dislikes it when the other cries.
(b) He has a propensity for tears.
(c) He represses his tears.
(d) He is emotionally immature.

15. What is the preferred response to the utterance "I love you?"
(a) "Really?"
(b) "So do I."
(c) Silence.
(d) "I love you, too. "

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous composer does the author quote in the section on crying?

2. In The Love Letter, what single piece of information is presented with variation?

3. What does the lover give the other when he offers a gift?

4. What do a person's tears prove to him?

5. How does the informer wound the subject?

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