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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 through 182.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the lover seek to "read" on the other's body?
(a) The cause of his desire.
(b) The meaning of beauty.
(c) Evidence of imperfection.
(d) Unexpressed thoughts.

2. Blue Coat and Yellow Vest/Habiliment refers, in general, to which kind of clothing?
(a) What the subject hopes to see the object of love wear.
(b) That which the lover borrows from the loved being.
(c) The clothes worn by the object of love at their first meeting.
(d) That worn by the subject during the amorous encounter or with the intention to seduce.

3. What topic does the figure I Love You discuss?
(a) The lover's desire to please the beloved.
(b) The act of saying "I love you," the repeated utterance.
(c) The meaning of love.
(d) The poetic meaning of "I love you."

4. In Exiled from the Image-repertoire/Exile, the idea of exile can be associated with which of the following things?
(a) Mourning the death on a loved one.
(b) Leaving one's country of birth.
(c) Amorous mourning; abandoning the image of the other.
(d) Leaving behind old images of the self.

5. What does that composer claim regarding tears?
(a) Tears are for the weak and unmanly.
(b) Never let your lover see you cry.
(c) Poetry is more eloquent than tears.
(d) One tear will say more than words.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Inexpressible Love," what two powerful myths does the author mention?

2. In Jealousy, what does Werther's jealousy derive from, according to the author?

3. In "Exuberance," which two literary characters does the author compare to discuss the "economy of pure expenditure" in love?

4. What is the best form in which to tell the story of love?

5. In The Love Letter, what single piece of information is presented with variation?

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