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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, the author describes a writer named Lawrence who is more _____ than _____.
(a) Notorious/Respected.
(b) Thoughtful/Physical.
(c) Literary/Amateur.
(d) Selfish/Gracious.

2. What is the Ideal Lover a blend of?
(a) Preparation and luck.
(b) Sugar and spice and everything nice.
(c) Fantasy and reality.
(d) Good and bad.

3. What quality does the target have that makes the seducer want to indulge him or her?
(a) The target is bossy.
(b) The target is spiritual.
(c) The target is irresistible.
(d) The target is intimidating.

4. What worked "like a charm" in the Madame's relationship with the King?
(a) She spread rumors about the other women.
(b) She only said kind things to him.
(c) She nurtured herself and the King.
(d) She learned to cook all of his favorite meals.

5. What does the author say is essential about the seducers sending mixed signals?
(a) They must have value and be desirable.
(b) They must never let anyone see them sweat.
(c) They should wear a romantic color such as red.
(d) They should be unattractive.

6. Who does the author say attempts to create a union with a Russian Czar that will include a divorce from his wife?
(a) Greene.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) Warhol.
(d) Napoleon.

7. The story of a married woman seducing a younger man is an example of _____ from a _____ era.
(a) Adultery/Libertine.
(b) Seduction/War.
(c) Courtship/Christian.
(d) Friendship/Conservative.

8. The example of the indulging world leader mirrors how _____ were financially indulged by their lovers.
(a) Poets.
(b) Husbands.
(c) Wives.
(d) Courtesans.

9. What benefit does the seducer gain from making the seducee feel insecure?
(a) It builds their immunity.
(b) It makes them popular.
(c) It creates drama.
(d) It empowers them.

10. What qualities of philosopher Lou Andreas Salome enabled her to lead men?
(a) Her strength of character and interests combined with how she handled her sexual and nonsexual appeal.
(b) Her superior technical and mechanical skills.
(c) Her intellegence and ability to emasculate them.
(d) Her ability to organize and plan events.

11. What type of people does the author say are virtually impossible to seduce?
(a) Depressed people.
(b) Single people.
(c) Truly content people.
(d) Married people.

12. How can people fight their Anti-Seducer tendencies?
(a) By being more open-minded.
(b) By rooting it out of themselves.
(c) By being honest.
(d) By learning how to belly dance.

13. The husband of one woman who had "given into" Rasputin was _____ more than _____.
(a) Confused/Depressed.
(b) Angry/Pleased.
(c) Honored/Upset.
(d) Annoyed/Angry.

14. What career are Charismatic types "ideal" for?
(a) Construction.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

15. What type of seducer is poet Oscar Wilde known to be?
(a) Dandy.
(b) Rake.
(c) Star.
(d) Coquette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What charming woman does the author describe whose persuasiveness and popularity were so intense that people rejected her husband?

2. In The Coquette, how is the wife that the author describes cold?

3. What is Casanova's counterpart famous for?

4. What does the author suggest is deceptive to emphasize?

5. The author says there is a great element of _____ involved in sending mixed signals.

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