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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, In the Beginning and Without End . . ..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the little boy who is afraid of horses in Chapter 2?
(a) Juan.
(b) Francis.
(c) Hans.
(d) André.

2. Kristeva begins Chapter 6 "Celine: Neither Actor Nor Martyr" with a quote by whom?
(a) Nietzsche.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Hobbes.
(d) Locke.

3. According to Kristeva's definition of the abject, the abject is created from repressing what?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Love.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Lusts.

4. Where does Kristeva say the "miracle" of Celine lies?
(a) With the process of his writing.
(b) With the style of writing.
(c) With the reader's experience.
(d) With the content of what is written,

5. Kristeva says purity is usually associated with conducting what type of affairs in certain ways?
(a) Marital affairs.
(b) Hygienic affairs.
(c) Sexual affairs.
(d) Financial affairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The drives of an individual can be divided into sexual drives and drives from the ego, according to what theory?

2. What language did Celine describe as regal in a quote Kristeva uses in Chapter 10?

3. Kristeva begins Chapter 6 "Celine: Neither Actor Nor Martyr" with a quote about what?

4. Though Kristeva says it is impossible to tell the exact order of causality, notions of what also play a large part in purity customs?

5. Who does Kristeva say Celine's maternal figures depend on for their existence?

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