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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the source of the embarrassment experienced by parties in a love triangle in "Looking embarrassed?"
(a) Lack of understanding.
(b) An unsolicited remark.
(c) Unspoken knowledge shared by everyone.
(d) A secret shared by two of the people in the group.

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

4. Which relationship dynamic does the section of the text entitled "Domnei" or "dependency" describe?
(a) The couple decides to discuss problems of dependency.
(b) The amorous subject is subjugated to the loved object.
(c) Common belief always places the woman in the submissive role.
(d) The loved object is much too dependent on the amorous subject.

5. What does that composer claim regarding tears?
(a) Tears are for the weak and unmanly.
(b) Poetry is more eloquent than tears.
(c) One tear will say more than words.
(d) Never let your lover see you cry.

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

7. How is the sentimental subject perceived by society?
(a) As worthy of admiration.
(b) As stupid, unseemly, and laughable.
(c) As irritating.
(d) As worthy of sympathy.

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

9. In the section called Fade-out, where does the other's fade-out reside?
(a) In the other's voice.
(b) In the lover's memory.
(c) In the lover's silence.
(d) In the other's appearance.

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

11. To whom does the following quote belong,"I therefore have decked myself out in finery so that I might be in the company of a fine young man?"
(a) Gradiva.
(b) Proust.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Goethe.

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

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

14. In Exiled from the Image-repertoire/Exile, the idea of exile can be associated with which of the following things?
(a) Mourning the death on a loved one.
(b) Amorous mourning; abandoning the image of the other.
(c) Leaving behind old images of the self.
(d) Leaving one's country of birth.

15. What is the definition of languor offered in the section Love's Languor?
(a) A feeling of pleasurable melancholy.
(b) A continuous state of amorous desire without the will to possess.
(c) A feeling of drowsiness after an evening with the beloved.
(d) A feeling of gentle laziness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the name Gradiva derive from?

3. In "Dedication," what effect can writing, as a form of amorous dedication, have on the other?

4. In "I am odious"/Monstrous, what does the lover refer to when he says, "I am odious?"

5. In "Dedication," the author presents an internal dialogue that accompanies which of the following acts?

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