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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183 through 234.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator states that "the other whom I love...is atopos," what does he mean?
(a) The other is a stereotype.
(b) The other is unobtainable.
(c) The other is unique.
(d) The other is unfaithful.

2. What does the "fulfillment" or comblement of the title refer to?
(a) The will to complete fulfillment in love that exceeds language.
(b) Fulfilling one's childhood dreams.
(c) Feelings of sadness over the impossibility of fulfillment.
(d) Self-actualization that bypasses the need for the other.

3. In "Dedication," the author presents an internal dialogue that accompanies which of the following acts?
(a) The act of giving a gift, or some other form of dedication, to the object of love.
(b) Making a formal commitment to the other.
(c) The dedication of one's life to a cause.
(d) Receiving a gift from the other.

4. What is the nature of signs indicated in The Uncertainty of Signs?
(a) They are not proofs; they can be false or ambiguous.
(b) They each have a definite meaning.
(c) They provide a way to gauge the other's feelings.
(d) They are formal elements of language.

5. "The Other's Body" divides the other's body into two parts: what are they?
(a) The emotional and the physical.
(b) The body proper such as the skin, eyes, and the voice.
(c) Flesh and spirit.
(d) The imagined body and the actual body.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Orange/Irksome, an episode involving oranges from the novel Werther is used to describe which of the following feelings?

2. What language does the word "atopos" come from?

3. The term "atopos" is associated with which of the following figures?

4. The section titled "All the delights of the earth"/Fulfillment is a quotation from which of the following authors?

5. Why is the lover attached to the object?

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