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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Christ's teachings, Kristeva says he wanted to move away from the single minded absolutism of whom?
(a) The ancient Egyptians.
(b) The Pagans.
(c) The Jews.
(d) The ancient Greeks.

2. Freud links a little boy's fear of horses to a fear of what?
(a) Violence.
(b) Death.
(c) His father.
(d) Missing sex organs.

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

4. 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) Clean.
(b) Bad.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Nonexistent.

5. According to Kristeva, Christ invited his disciples to see what from several angles?
(a) Ethical issues.
(b) His teachings about God.
(c) The validity of laws.
(d) Issues regarding his diety.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says the traditional Freudian model of the Oedipal triangle is what?

2. Kristeva says that the Christian account of sin could be defined as what?

3. Kristeva says Freud echos what German writer when he says "In the beginning was the deed"?

4. Kristeva quotes "And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation" from what book of the Bible?

5. According to Kristeva, boys eventually resign themselves to the fact that they can never have their mothers' bodies out of fear of whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kristeva explain phobias?

2. According to traditional beliefs in Christianity, how does Adam's original sin taint human freedoms?

3. What reason does Kristeva give for why women in the Jewish faith are seen as impure after having children?

4. What does Kristeva say about how fears and desires are formed in young children?

5. How does Kristeva says the abject can be expressed?

6. Explain Kristeva's idea of the "zero state."

7. How does Kristeva say the impurity phobia serves as a metaphor for society?

8. Why does Kristeva say man gained permission to eat some animals?

9. How does Kristeva say the abject relates to lust?

10. What does Kristeva say happens when one stops trying to seek out the "Other"?

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