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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Powers of Horror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Celine wrote during the rise of National Socialism in what country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

2. In Celine's "Rigadoon," the work of the writer is compared to the patience of what?
(a) Ants.
(b) Saints.
(c) Cats.
(d) Owls.

3. Kristeva says Judaism always conceived of impurity as what kind of reality?
(a) Internal.
(b) Symbolic.
(c) Material.
(d) Metaphorical.

4. Kristeva says Celine anchors the destiny of literature through a re-assumption that he makes by use of what?
(a) Content.
(b) Dialog.
(c) Diction.
(d) Style.

5. What language did Celine describe as regal in a quote Kristeva uses in Chapter 10?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Judiasm, people are instructed to be wary of men with what trait?

2. Kristeva says Celine saw his home country as becoming dominated by a secret conspiracy by whom?

3. Kristeva says Celine is a convenient example of abject literature because he is what?

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

5. To whom does Kristeva say "Journey to the End of the Night" is dedicated?

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