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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. When a nobleman approached a noblewoman and began a conversation appropriately, what was the nobleman to tell the noblewoman it was difficult to restrain himself from doing?
(a) Praising her excessively.
(b) Kissing her.
(c) Showering her with gifts.
(d) Embracing her.

2. When a woman of high nobility accepted the romantic advances of a lower class man, she runs the risk of the public thinking that she did so only for what reason?
(a) Passion.
(b) Adventure.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Weakness.

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

4. How would a noblewoman respond to compliments from a nobleman?
(a) She would rebuff him.
(b) She would feel offended.
(c) She would be appreciative.
(d) She would be embarrassed but flattered.

5. When a nobleman approached a noblewoman, how was he to begin a conversation?
(a) With humor.
(b) With a gift.
(c) With flattery.
(d) With a request for her advice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What might a middle class woman have said to a nobleman about his social ranking if he had pursued her romantically?

3. In the four-stage theory of appropriate development of love, what is the fourth stage?

4. If a middle class woman were to resist a middle class man because he is younger than she, how must the man respond?

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

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