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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, . . . Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kristeva says the abject is somewhere between being an object and what?
(a) Not being a subject.
(b) Being a subject.
(c) Being nothing.
(d) Not being an object.

2. A theme Kristeva points out in Chapter 3 is that what is inside the margin is good, and whatever is outside of the margin is what?
(a) Bad.
(b) Clean.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Nonexistent.

3. What does Kristeva name as the chief features of the abject?
(a) Its ambiguity.
(b) Its explicitness.
(c) Its universality.
(d) Its lucidity.

4. Kristeva cites Neusner as having studied what law?
(a) Aggadic Law.
(b) Babylonian Law.
(c) Tosefta Law.
(d) Mishnaic Law.

5. What taboo does Kristeva say it is easy to see develop out of the abject?
(a) The murder taboo.
(b) The incest taboo.
(c) The rape taboo.
(d) The pedophilia taboo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In some societies, Kristeva says a person who is defiled becomes clean how?

2. Who does Kristeva say is considered the spiritual forefather of Christians?

3. Unlike Jews, Kristeva says Christians disregard what?

4. Insofar as the repressed desires are related to the proper use of one's body, Kristeva says the body becomes an object of what?

5. Who does Kristeva say is not directly involved when a child is weaned from his mother's breast?

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