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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, Preface, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word "love" is derived from what word?
(a) Give.
(b) Hook.
(c) Amor.
(d) Steal.

2. Who was Walter?
(a) The author's real name.
(b) A nobleman who never knew true love.
(c) A blind man who could not love because he could not see.
(d) A good friend of the author.

3. How did the author describe the effects of age on love?
(a) Love knows no age.
(b) Only the youthful can truly enjoy love.
(c) Only the mature can truly enjoy love.
(d) Some are too old and some are too young for love.

4. 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 is a figment of the imagination.
(b) It is innate to humans.
(c) It come directly from God when the moment is right.
(d) It develops only when a connection is there.

5. How did the author explain the connection between love and greed?
(a) Love is destroyed by greed.
(b) Love cannot be degraded by greed.
(c) Love eliminates greed.
(d) Love is essentially a form of greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, about what do people in love think continually?

2. What did the author describe as the result of focusing on the beauty of another?

3. According to the author, what is the only way that a lover can accept something of value from the beloved?

4. How did the author explain the effects of excess passion on love?

5. How did the author explain the effects of love on the uncouth man?

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