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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, In the Beginning and Without End . . ..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Kristeva's definition of the abject, the abject is created from repressing what?
(a) Lusts.
(b) Love.
(c) Feelings.
(d) Thoughts.

2. What does Kristeva say it is necessary for a child to do because he has to repress his primal fears that still exist in him?
(a) Adapt to them.
(b) Get rid of them.
(c) Learn to express them.
(d) Ignore them.

3. In abject literature, Kristeva says there must be a narrator who is distinct from what?
(a) What he is narrating.
(b) His emotions.
(c) Society.
(d) His characters.

4. Insofar as the repressed desires are related to the proper use of one's body, Kristeva says the body becomes an object of what?
(a) Pride and hope.
(b) Rejection and fear.
(c) Embarrassment and sin.
(d) Reflection and shame.

5. Who does Kristeva say is considered the spiritual forefather of Christians?
(a) Moses.
(b) Noah.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Aaron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Celine wrote during the rise of National Socialism in what country?

2. Kristeva says that the ritualization of defilement and purification is also responsible for creating inequality between whom?

3. In Chapter 1, Kristeva gives what kind of account of the abject?

4. According to Kristeva, Celine's language exhibits a fascination with what kind of speech?

5. When looking at impurity and the abject, Kristeva says things which extend beyond the body's margin are considered what?

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