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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What details does Allende include about meat?

3. Who is Catherine the Great known for suppressing?

4. There is nothing better than what reading to fire up sexual desire?

5. Who took over domestic chores and maternal duties?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Allende's opinion of nouvelle cuisine?

2. To what does Allende compare a freshly-prepared omelet?

3. What is nouvelle cuisine?

4. How is something considered an aphrodisiac?

5. Of what does the second part of this chapter consist?

6. How does Catherine the Great become a ruler?

7. When does Allende first see cheese being made?

8. Describe wine.

9. What are unclassifiables?

10. How are herbs and spices effective aphrodisiacs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Humanity typically puts importance on male sex organs.

Part 1) What happens to John Wayne Bobbitt?

Part 2) How do others react to this event?

Part 3) Why do people in some cultures eat sheep genitals?

Essay Topic 2

Aromas are important to human attraction and repulsion.

Part 1) How does Cleopatra use fragrances?

Part 2) What is the difference between a man and a woman's sense of smell?

Part 3) How are the senses of smell and taste connected?

Essay Topic 3

Coffee, tea, and honey are in the same category as "non-food" items.

Part 1) Why does coffee have mixed reviews as an aphrodisiac?

Part 2) What is the history of tea?

Part 3) How is honey a significant aphrodisiac?

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