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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Ours to Jew or Die.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kristeva says Freud echos what German writer when he says "In the beginning was the deed"?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Fürst.
(c) Hasenclever.
(d) Broecking.

2. Who was the first person to have specified that the plane of abjection is that of the subject/object relationship?
(a) Alexandre Kojève.
(b) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(c) Georges Bataille.
(d) Jean Baudrillard.

3. Though Kristeva says it is impossible to tell the exact order of causality, notions of what also play a large part in purity customs?
(a) Marital status.
(b) Politcal affiliation.
(c) Education.
(d) Social status.

4. When looking at impurity and the abject, Kristeva says things which extend beyond the body's margin are considered what?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Good.
(c) Sinful.
(d) Clean.

5. In what year was Celine's pamphlet "Mea Culpa" published?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1936.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long has Celine been dead when this book was written?

2. Kristeva says the hatred of Jews is a metaphor for a very primal struggle against what perception?

3. Chapter 9 "Ours to Jew or Die" begins with a quote by whom?

4. Kristeva says illusions give what to hatred?

5. What kind of narrative machine does Kristeva say leaves her shaken to the point of exaltation?

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