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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 75 through 128.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which phrase best describes the title "I have an Other-ache?"
(a) The subject experiences pain caused by an insensitive comment made by the other.
(b) The subject deeply misses the loved object when that person is absent.
(c) The subject is tired of listening to the other's problems.
(d) The subject feels strong compassion towards the loved object when that person is suffering.
2. At Fault/faults, describes the lover's feeling of guilt that results from which of the following feelings?
(a) The subject accuses the other of something he did not do.
(b) The subject forgets an important date with the other.
(c) The subject imagines he has failed the loved being by thinking for himself..
(d) The subject is unfaithful to the loved being.
3. What clothing is Werther wearing when he first dances with Charlotte?
(a) Old work clothes.
(b) A white shirt and riding boots.
(c) A formal black suit.
(d) A blue coat and yellow vest.
4. In "To Be Ascetic," how does the narrator's asceticism take shape?
(a) Through appearance (short hair, dark glasses) and monk-like habits (serious study, rising early).
(b) Through long walks alone in the desert.
(c) Through refusing to speak to friends about his condition.
(d) Through fasting, sexual abstinence, and total seclusion.
5. What does the subtitle of this section, "to circumscribe," refer to?
(a) The lover's attempt to circumscribe pain.
(b) The lover's attempt to circumscribe pleasure.
(c) The lover's refusal to circumscribe pleasure.
(d) The lover's attempt to circumscribe boredom.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the name Gradiva derive from?
2. According to this section in the text, what is the best reaction to the other's suffering?
3. What does the term "alteration" refer to in this section of the text?
4. What does the lover's condition cause him to do in "We are our own demons?"
5. What is the best form in which to tell the story of love?
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