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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. Since the boy is forced to repress his desire for the "maternal body" at a young age, Kristeva says he has not yet understood the situation in what way?
(a) Physically.
(b) Sexually.
(c) Logically.
(d) Linguistically.

2. Who does Kristeva say is considered the spiritual forefather of Christians?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Noah.
(c) Moses.
(d) Aaron.

3. What belief states that Christ is simultaneously man and God?
(a) Embodiment.
(b) Incarnation.
(c) Manifestation.
(d) Epitome.

4. What does Kristeva call it when a child is in a perfect equilibrium of desire and satisfaction?
(a) Zero state.
(b) Nothing state.
(c) Low state.
(d) Blank slate.

5. In the Bible, man is forbidden from drinking the blood of what?
(a) Birds.
(b) Fish.
(c) Humans.
(d) Any animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kristeva says women are often unfairly considered to be what?

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?

3. Kristeva posits that the fear of what is a phobia that develops as a response to the abject of mother-lust?

4. Kristeva says the Pagans are seen as living very closely with what?

5. Phobias are irrational fears which have what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two ways of relating to the abject does Kristeva says Dostoevsky presents in "The Possessed"?

2. What does Kristeva say about how the New Testament contradicts the traditional Christian thoughts about the origin of sin?

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

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

5. What does Kristeva say are the two prevailing interpretations of the laws regarding ritual impurity in the Old Testament?

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

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

8. What is the correlation Kristeva presents between the importance of social status in sexual relationships and the equality between the sexes?

9. What does Kristeva mean when she talks about "subjectified abjection"?

10. What does it mean when Kristeva says she gives a "phenomenological" account of the abject?

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