The Art of Courtly Love Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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The Art of Courtly Love Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Introduction to the Treatise on Love, Chapter 6, Dialogue 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In wooing a woman of higher social ranking, how might the middle class man best win her attention?
(a) He should tell her that love transcends social class.
(b) He should acknowledge that he is undeserving of her and beg for her favor.
(c) He should pretend to be of a higher class until she gets to know him.
(d) He should avoid the issue of social class and focus only on flattering her with praise.

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

3. When the middle class man decided to suggest a relationship with the middle class woman, how did he proceed?
(a) By asking her if she found him agreeable.
(b) By begging for her attention and the chance to know her better.
(c) By informing her that she would be wise to engage in a relationship with him.
(d) By pointing out how much more noble she is than he.

4. When the man of higher nobility spoke to the woman of higher nobility and she grew tired of their conversation and insisted that it should end, how did the nobleman respond?
(a) That he knew then that they had no future together.
(b) That he wanted one last chance to profess his love.
(c) That they had so much more to discuss.
(d) That he would respect her wishes.

5. Because a man will see his ideal woman, lust after her and make plans to woo her, how did the author explain love's origins?
(a) It come directly from God when the moment is right.
(b) It develops only when a connection is there.
(c) It is a figment of the imagination.
(d) It is innate to humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the word from which "love" is derived?

2. What did the author warn Walter not to be fooled by when looking for love?

3. What did the author explain as a negative effect of marriage?

4. If a middle class woman asked for the chance to think over the romantic advances of a nobleman, how was the nobleman to respond?

5. How did the author approach the topic of homosexuality?

(see the answer key)

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