A Lover's Discourse: Fragments Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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

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

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

He goes out to a cafe to see other people.

He takes the week off from work.

2.

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.

3.

What do the clouds symbolize in the section by the same name? (from Pages 129 through 182)

A sense of danger.

The other's silence.

The lover's loss of hope.

The lover's darkening mood.

4.

What does the lover seek to "read" on the other's body? (from Pages 38 through 74)

The meaning of beauty.

The cause of his desire.

Evidence of imperfection.

Unexpressed thoughts.

5.

According to the author, what is always involved in every discourse on love, whether philosophical, gnomic, lyric, or novelistic? (from Pages 38 through 74)

Self-doubt.

Courage.

A desire to please.

A person whom one addresses.

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