1. 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 would respect her wishes.
(b) That he knew then that they had no future together.
(c) That he wanted one last chance to profess his love.
(d) That they had so much more to discuss.

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

3. Among the author's twelve rules for acquiring love, what did he have to say about two lovers' levels of desire?
(a) The man should always exceed the woman in desire.
(b) Their levels of desire should always be absolutely identical.
(c) The woman should always exceed the man in desire.
(d) Neither should exceed the other in desire.

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

5. When the author wrote about how to behave when one fell in love with a peasant, what is it believed that he was suggesting?
(a) Rape.
(b) Lust.
(c) Counterfeit love.
(d) Carnal passion.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. A member of the most noble class was called what?

4. Despite her social rank, how might a middle class man perceive a noblewoman to be?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 338 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample

More summaries and resources for teaching or studying The Art of Courtly Love.

View all Lesson Plans available from BookRags.

Copyrights

BookRags