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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. What does the lover's condition cause him to do in "We are our own demons?"
2. To what does the "ghost ship," in the section entitled The Ghost Ship/Errantry refer?
3. In Exiled from the Image-repertoire/Exile, the idea of exile can be associated with which of the following things?
4. In "Exuberance," which two literary characters does the author compare to discuss the "economy of pure expenditure" in love?
5. In "The World Thunderstruck," what does the subheading "disreality" or déréalité refer to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the scenario in At Fault/Faults between the lover and the loved one at the train station.
2. Describe the functioning of the loquela in the section entitled The Loquela.
3. What kind of scenes does the lover image in Ideas of Solution/Outcomes?
4. The Unknowable has to do with the lover's ability, or lack thereof, to know the other: what conclusion does the lover come to in this section?
5. How does the section Fade-Out connect the loved beings withdrawal with the Mother?
6. In Domnei/Dependency, what does the lover mean when he says: "I am twice subject?"
7. Briefly describe the process of induction in the figure "Show me whom to desire"/Induction.
8. Describe the type of jealousy displayed by Werther in the figure Jealousy.
9. In Love's Languor/Languor, how is the Satyr contrasted with languor?
10. Briefly state what Werther writes in his letter to Charlotte and what it signifies in The Love Letter/Letter.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Ravishment, the myth of love at first sight is discussed at length. Love at first sight or ravishment is in fact drawn explicitly from the image-repertoire.
- How does the text describe love at first sight?
- What are the conditions needed for it to occur?
- How does the visual function, e.g. what is the significance of the "scene?"
- How does the aural function?
- Does love at first sight really happen, or is it something that takes shape in the lover's mind upon reflection?
Essay Topic 2
In Obscene, the author argues that modern views make love's sentimentality obscene, therefore, the lover's refusal to abandon sentiment becomes a transgression.
- What are the negative views of sentiment? Of the lover?
- Why is the lover's sentimentality obscene? Provide examples.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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