A Lover's Discourse: Fragments Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which of the following phrases describes the act of Reverberation? (from Pages 183 through 234)

The news of other people's suffering is taken personally by the lover.

The telephone's unanswered ring echoes in the lover's mind.

The sounds of the city outside reinforce the lover's loneliness.

An image, word, or thought penetrates the lover's being and vibrates painfully.

2.

Which author does the quotation "And the night illuminated the night" come from? (from Pages 129 through 182)

Freud.

John of the Cross.

Plato.

Goethe.

3.

At Fault/faults, describes the lover's feeling of guilt that results from which of the following feelings? (from Pages 75 through 128)

The subject forgets an important date with the other.

The subject is unfaithful to the loved being.

The subject imagines he has failed the loved being by thinking for himself..

The subject accuses the other of something he did not do.

4.

What causes the particular feeling, experienced by the character Werther, in the episode involving oranges? (from Pages 75 through 128)

The object of desire shares the oranges he gave her with a neighbor.

The object of desire is oblivious to his gift.

The object of desire receives his gift and refuses to share it.

The object of desire rejects his offering of oranges.

5.

How does the lover react to the effects of reverberation? (from Pages 183 through 234)

He goes to the cinema to fill his head with other images.

He takes the week off from work.

He is forced to abandon what he is doing a and lie down to ride out the inner storm.

He goes out to a cafe to see other people.

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