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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following characterizes the figure "night" in the section "And the night illuminated the night"/Night?
(a) Total ignorance of the other.
(b) A sense of helplessness.
(c) The lover's favorite time of day.
(d) Metaphors of darkness that describe interior states of the lover.

3. What clothing is Werther wearing when he first dances with Charlotte?
(a) A blue coat and yellow vest.
(b) Old work clothes.
(c) A white shirt and riding boots.
(d) A formal black suit.

4. To what does the "ghost ship," in the section entitled The Ghost Ship/Errantry refer?
(a) The lover becomes a ghost of his former self.
(b) The lover is haunted by terrible memories.
(c) The lover dreams of sailing the world with the object of desire.
(d) The errant lover wanders from love to love, believing in the quest for fulfillment.

5. What does the narrator do to escape the perception of "disreality?'
(a) Drinks more coffee.
(b) Takes a walk in nature.
(c) Visits a therapist to discuss the crisis.
(d) Tries to participate in banal conversations and discourse.

6. What causes the particular feeling, experienced by the character Werther, in the episode involving oranges?
(a) The object of desire receives his gift and refuses to share it.
(b) The object of desire shares the oranges he gave her with a neighbor.
(c) The object of desire rejects his offering of oranges.
(d) The object of desire is oblivious to his gift.

7. Which of the following best describes the lover's state in "We are our own demons?"
(a) Tired of life and its demons.
(b) Indulging in many temptations.
(c) Triumphant over his inner demons
(d) Possessed by inner demons.

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

9. 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) Unconditional love.
(c) A feeling of nausea.
(d) Fatigue.

10. What does the young Freud say to his fiancée in The Love Letter?
(a) I shall stop writing you if you do not write me back.
(b) I am tired of your long letters.
(c) We must be cautious with our correspondence.
(d) I wish you would visit instead of writing.

11. In the same section, the author notes that to write about love is to "confront the muck of language"; which of the following describes this problem?
(a) Language is becomes indecipherable.
(b) Language is paradoxically both too much and not enough.
(c) Language has too many meanings and cannot be controlled.
(d) Language is degraded and common.

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

13. "In the loving calm of your arms" describes the embrace of total union between lovers. What contradiction does the lover experience?
(a) The lover is both child and adult.
(b) The lover is both mother and father.
(c) The lover is neither completely awake or asleep.
(d) The lover feels both male and female.

14. In "Exuberance," which two literary characters does the author compare to discuss the "economy of pure expenditure" in love?
(a) Werther and Charlotte from the novel Werther.
(b) The narrator and Charlus from the novel The Guermantes' Way.
(c) Werther and Albert from the novel Werther.
(d) Apollo and Dionysus from Greek mythology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which relationship dynamic does the section of the text entitled "Domnei" or "dependency" describe?

2. What does the lover's condition cause him to do in "We are our own demons?"

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

4. Which author does the quotation "And the night illuminated the night" come from?

5. In the figure Identifications, with whom or what does the lover identify?

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