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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the woman in Chapter 21 shift her behavior after she receives the gift?
(a) She begins writing her own book of poetry.
(b) She begins pursuing the man who once admired her.
(c) She becomes jealous of his success.
(d) She becomes deeply depressed.

2. What is most spectacular about the tale of Casanova and Mathilde?
(a) It is a case where the couple lives happily ever after.
(b) It is a known case where Casanova is seduced by a woman.
(c) It illustrates how weak Casanova is.
(d) It is a love story with absolutely no drama.

3. How does a father in Chapter 9 attempt to protect his daughter from Casanova?
(a) He forbids her from seeing Casanova.
(b) He tries to kill Casanova.
(c) He tells her that Casanova is dead.
(d) He sends her away to a convent.

4. In Chapter 15, "The Seductive Process", Aly Khan is not handsome nor monogamous, but is quite _____ and adept at _____.
(a) Devoted to children/Babysitting.
(b) Charming/Household chores.
(c) Wealthy/Giving attention.
(d) Faithful/Romance.

5. In Chapter 14, who is the culprit for being the true buyer of the diamond necklace?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Greene.
(c) Another woman.
(d) Rohan.

6. What is a happily ever after romance referred to in Chapter 15, "The Seductive Process"?
(a) The everlasting seduction.
(b) The marriage point.
(c) The anti-seduction.
(d) An outlier.

7. In Chapter 20,"Mix Pleasure with Pain", who seduces the Shah of Iran?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A boxer.
(c) An artist.
(d) A belly dancer.

8. What does the author say transgressions and taboos are one step beyond?
(a) Obsessions.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Repression.
(d) Libertine.

9. The author says in "Mix Pleasure with Pain" that the seducer can _____ the victim's _____ to the emotional rushes of the ups and downs of life.
(a) Cultivate/Attachment.
(b) Honor/Response.
(c) Ignore/Tantrum.
(d) Control/Connection.

10. Who does the author say is a seducer, despite his honesty in relationships?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) Mark Antony.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Genji.

11. What does the author say is one of the most excellent ways in politics to involve oneself truly and in the realm of fantasy with another?
(a) Television ads.
(b) Promises.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Campaigning.

12. According to the author, if a person is alone a lot, then the attentions received are liable to be what?
(a) Ignored.
(b) Simple.
(c) Boring.
(d) Magnified.

13. What does the author say adds to the needed sense of sincerity when showing weakness and vulnerability?
(a) Talking as loud as possible.
(b) Swearing that the story is true.
(c) Tears.
(d) If the story is actually true.

14. What does the author say is disconcerting about the woman described in Chapter 16, "Prove Yourself"?
(a) She is pregnant and does not know who the father is.
(b) She is married, yet engaged in a lasting romance with a lover.
(c) She is being abused.
(d) She is not being honest about her past.

15. By mixing pleasure with pain, what does the author say the seducer can turn the seduced into?
(a) A seducer.
(b) An addict.
(c) A mistress.
(d) A jerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What living arrangement enabled Genji to have regular contact with his young conquest?

2. What does the author say is to be evaded and escaped in seduction?

3. What does the author say the seducer can accomplish by isolating the victim?

4. What well known fact does the author say the historical figure proclaims?

5. What does the author say seduction involves in Chapter 9?

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