A Lover's Discourse: Fragments Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does the lover seek to "read" on the other's body? (from Pages 38 through 74)

The meaning of beauty.

Unexpressed thoughts.

Evidence of imperfection.

The cause of his desire.

2.

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)

Truth and death.

Death and resurrection.

Silence and death.

Life and death.

3.

In Love's Obscenity/Obscene, what is the author's first example of obscenity? (from Pages 129 through 182)

A Japanese haiku about love.

Each occasion in the text that the word "love" is used.

Werther's obvious love for Charlotte.

A poem by Sappho.

4.

What causes the particular feeling, experienced by the character Werther, in the episode involving oranges? (from Pages 75 through 128)

The object of desire rejects his offering of oranges.

The object of desire shares the oranges he gave her with a neighbor.

The object of desire receives his gift and refuses to share it.

The object of desire is oblivious to his gift.

5.

At Fault/faults, describes the lover's feeling of guilt that results from which of the following feelings? (from Pages 75 through 128)

The subject forgets an important date with the other.

The subject accuses the other of something he did not do.

The subject is unfaithful to the loved being.

The subject imagines he has failed the loved being by thinking for himself..

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