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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, Dialogues 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The nobleman explained to the noblewoman he pursued that the real danger she should fear lay in what?
(a) Missing the chance to know true love with him.
(b) Tarnishing her reputation.
(c) Not following her heart.
(d) Being trapped in love with another.

2. The author cautioned that a man of low social standing approaching a woman of nobility unless the man be of what?
(a) Foolishness.
(b) Steel.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Good character.

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

4. When the middle class man decided to suggest a relationship with the middle class woman, how did he proceed?
(a) By pointing out how much more noble she is than he.
(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 asking her if she found him agreeable.

5. When the noblewoman expressed her fear about endangering herself, how would the nobleman be expected to respond?
(a) With mock annoyance.
(b) With contempt.
(c) With humble apology.
(d) With concern.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what stage of the four-stage theory of appropriate development of love should a woman try to find a lover?

2. After the middle class woman's initial reaction in the conversation, how did the author instruct the middle class man to respond?

3. Of the five ways to acquire love, what should wise lovers look for to attain a lasting love?

4. When a nobleman sat next to a middle class woman without permission, what message does he send?

5. When the middle class man approached the woman of higher nobility and she told him finally that he had no reason to hope, how was he to respond?

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