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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following topics describes the theme of "The Absent One/Absence?"
2. The lover associates atopia in the other with which of the following qualities?
3. In Dark Glasses/To Hide, what paradox is revealed in the act of concealment?
4. Which of the following phrases is an example of tautology, as presented by the author?
5. In "Catastrophe," what causes the lover's panic?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the lover's attitude towards choice in "What is to be done?"/Behavior?
2. In The Absent One/Absence, how does the lover interpret the other's absence?
3. In "All the delights of the earth"/Fulfillment, what does the author mean when he says that fulfillments are not spoken?
4. In "I have an Other-ache"/Compassion, in relation to the other's suffering, the lover sees himself as a Mother, but an insufficient one-why?
5. Discuss the function of the dark glasses in Dark Glasses/To Hide.
6. In Atopos, how does the lover associate the other with innocence?
7. In "Tutti Sistemati"/Pigeonholed, how does the lover perceive the system inhabited by others?
8. In "Adorable!," the author notes how the lover sees the other as a Whole; what does he mean?
9. In "When my finger accidentally. . ."/Contacts, what does the author imagine Werther's reaction to be when he accidentally touches Charlotte?
10. Describe the effect that the lover hope to achieve by adopting ascetic behavior.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Induction (pg. 136), how does the author describe the process whereby we come to love another?
- Define the term "induction."
- How does induction work in the novel Werther?
- Describe the process of induction in culture: from where do we receive images of what is desirable?
- Can you conclude from this section that love is original?
Essay Topic 2
The lover would like to surround the other and their love in a cocoon of intimacy that is uniquely theirs. Yet, repeatedly the lover is reminded through images, interactions, or through language, that the other also belongs to the world. Discuss this dynamic in several of the figures, for example, Alteration (pg. 25), The Orange/Irksome (pg. 110), and Tenderness (pg. 224.) Does the lover's image of the other shift as a result?
Essay Topic 3
On the first page of the book, the author claims that the lover's discourse functions as an affirmation. He discusses this affirmation again in Affirmation (pg. 22), Alone (p. 210) and Signs (p. 214).
- What is the status of love and of the lover's discourse in society?
- What is it defining itself against and why? Is it excluded? How?
- Why is love classified as "intractable"?
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