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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, How Love May Be Retained, Chapters 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though God did not ban a man of the clergy from courtly love, what did God ban him from?
(a) Marrying someone too young.
(b) Marrying someone who was not a believer.
(c) The flesh.
(d) Flattery.

2. What did the author suggest that a middle class man always do in a conversation with a middle class woman?
(a) Amaze her.
(b) Lead her.
(c) Amuse her.
(d) Flatter her.

3. Which of the two lovers, if any, did the higher noblewoman think a man should give up?
(a) The first.
(b) The second.
(c) Neither.
(d) Both.

4. How did the higher noblewoman respond to the the nobleman's question about loving two women at the same time?
(a) The lover must release both women and remain chaste.
(b) The lover must keep chaste for the beloved.
(c) The lover must choose one or risk losing both.
(d) The lover must seek God's guidance.

5. When the man of higher nobility spoke to a woman of higher nobility, what did the woman look for a chance to do?
(a) Embrace him.
(b) Ridicule him.
(c) Flatter him.
(d) Correct him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the higher noblewoman made an accusation about the man's interest in love, how did he respond?

2. When the middle class man successfully performed what the author suggested he should do in every conversation with a middle class woman, how did the woman respond?

3. For the woman, what did being unfaithful damage most?

4. How would the woman of higher nobility react to the middle class man after he informed her of his good qualities?

5. In Chapter 8, the story of the Briton, the gauntlet and the rules of love written by the King of Love concerned how many rules?

(see the answer key)

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