This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Introduction to the Treatise on Love, Chapter 6, Dialogues 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a middle class man initiates a conversation with a woman of higher nobility, how was he advised to handle the issue of his own lower social standing?
(a) He should acknowledge it.
(b) He should hide the truth from her.
(c) He should never discuss social ranking with her at all.
(d) He should ignore it.

2. According to the author, upon what do lovers focus their attention?
(a) Having physical contact with those they love.
(b) Speaking words of love to those they love.
(c) Bringing about the enjoyment of those they love.
(d) Catching a glimpse of those they love.

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

4. How did the author explain the connection between blindness and love?
(a) The eyes of the soul see all that needs to be seen.
(b) The blind cannot see anything on which the mind can become obsessed.
(c) Blind people love better than those with sight because they use all of their senses.
(d) Blind people fall in love too often because they cannot determine true beauty.

5. When a middle class man approaches a very wise noblewoman, how must he behave?
(a) He must not overly praise her.
(b) He must prove that he is as smart, or smarter, than she.
(c) He should commend her for her brains as well as her beauty.
(d) He should ignore her intelligence and focus on her beauty.