A Lover's Discourse: Fragments Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

According to the author, what is always involved in every discourse on love, whether philosophical, gnomic, lyric, or novelistic? (from Pages 38 through 74)

Courage.

A desire to please.

A person whom one addresses.

Self-doubt.

2.

What is the nature of signs indicated in The Uncertainty of Signs? (from Pages 183 through 234)

They each have a definite meaning.

They provide a way to gauge the other's feelings.

They are not proofs; they can be false or ambiguous.

They are formal elements of language.

3.

In "Dedication," the author presents an internal dialogue that accompanies which of the following acts? (from Pages 75 through 128)

Receiving a gift from the other.

Making a formal commitment to the other.

The act of giving a gift, or some other form of dedication, to the object of love.

The dedication of one's life to a cause.

4.

Translated from the name Golem, and mentioned in the figure Truth, what do the words "Emeth" and "Meth" stand for? (from Pages 183 through 234)

Life and death.

Truth and death.

Silence and death.

Death and resurrection.

5.

Which of the following phrases describes the act of Reverberation? (from Pages 183 through 234)

The news of other people's suffering is taken personally by the lover.

The sounds of the city outside reinforce the lover's loneliness.

An image, word, or thought penetrates the lover's being and vibrates painfully.

The telephone's unanswered ring echoes in the lover's mind.

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