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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can a family friend not eat chicken for ten years?
(a) He killed a chicken so unsuccessfully that he was traumatized.
(b) He found out that many chickens have horrible lives before they are killed.
(c) He became a Buddhist for ten years.
(d) He does not like the taste of chicken.

2. Why do humans feel more comfortable consuming shellfish?
(a) They are not attractive.
(b) They do not have expressive eyes or audible voices.
(c) They are mean.
(d) They are small.

3. How is Allende's friend's blind date turn into a Herculean god?
(a) His skill in the kitchen.
(b) His physical appearance.
(c) His kindness.
(d) His skill in the bedroom.

4. Why does Tabra travel with Mahmoud?
(a) It is unsafe for women to travel alone.
(b) He is her cousin.
(c) She is attracted to him.
(d) They were friends in college.

5. Why does the woman strangle the man with a silk muffler?
(a) He looks good in a silk muffler.
(b) To prolong his erection and their pleasure.
(c) He likes silk mufflers.
(d) She likes to be in control.

6. What does she write for this person?
(a) A script for a pornographic movie.
(b) A collection of short, erotic stories.
(c) A love letter.
(d) A romance novel.

7. What has Christianity taught about the senses and appetites?
(a) They are tools of the devil.
(b) They are to be set free.
(c) They are natural.
(d) They are part of God's creation.

8. What is a sturgeon?
(a) A family of deer.
(b) A cold water fish.
(c) An elk.
(d) A relative to the heron.

9. How many women are found in a Turkish harem in 1909?
(a) More than 20.
(b) More than 200.
(c) More than 2000.
(d) More than 20,000.

10. Who is Catherine the Great known for suppressing?
(a) Her servants.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her country's artists.
(d) Her children.

11. Who took over domestic chores and maternal duties?
(a) The neighboring women.
(b) Housekeepers and nannies.
(c) The younger women in the home.
(d) The children.

12. What does the order of dishes during a meal affect?
(a) How large to make the portion sizes.
(b) How much the dishes will have to be washed.
(c) How each is appreciated.
(d) If the guests will need dessert.

13. Who are the most successful at cultivating the art of the erotic?
(a) The French.
(b) The Japanese.
(c) Vegetarians.
(d) The Italian.

14. How does Allende feel about meat being an aphrodisiac?
(a) She loves meat.
(b) She is sure of it.
(c) She does not believe it.
(d) She seriously doubts it.

15. Who set up private orgies for Allende's mother?
(a) Her mother's friend.
(b) Her mother's second husband.
(c) Her mother's first husband.
(d) Her mother's boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause for the modern day obsession with variety?

2. What triggers a man's sexual impulses?

3. What profession is highlighted in "Aphrodisiac Cruelties?"

4. What do beluga, ossetra, and sevruga have in common?

5. What type of writer's experience regarding food and meals is described in this chapter?

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