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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Those Females Who Wreck the Infinite.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kristeva says a person relates to his or her world through what?
(a) Other people.
(b) Their background.
(c) Art.
(d) Language.

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

3. The drives of an individual can be divided into sexual drives and drives from the ego, according to what theory?
(a) Density wave theory.
(b) Classic theory.
(c) Climax theory.
(d) Mood theory.

4. Chapter 8 "Those Females Who Wreck the Infinite" begins with a quote by whom?
(a) Celine.
(b) Victor Hugo.
(c) Georges Bataille.
(d) Tacitus.

5. What is the last name of the "Journey to the End of the Night" character Arthur?
(a) Linus.
(b) Hadley.
(c) Ganate.
(d) Hodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kristeva says Judaism always conceived of impurity as what kind of reality?

2. What does Kristeva name as the chief features of the abject?

3. The Oedipus complex assumes that the child's first object of desire is what?

4. Freud saw his Oedipus complex as what?

5. About how long has it been since the publication of "Journey to the End of the Night" when this book was written?

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