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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, The Rejection of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A member of the most noble class was called what?
(a) Highness.
(b) Regency.
(c) Master.
(d) Clerk.

2. What did the man of the clergy admit about love with a woman?
(a) That she would never be worthy.
(b) That it was risky.
(c) That it was forbidden.
(d) That it could ruin their lives.

3. How might a man of the middle class convince a woman of nobility that they should enter into a romantic relationship?
(a) He should avoid all talk of social ranking so that she does not discover the truth about him until she is in love.
(b) He should proudly inform her that he represents the best of the middle class and win her respect.
(c) He should tell her about his good qualities and that they make him worthy of a higher ranking.
(d) He should be humble and lay out all of his faults, asking her for mercy.

4. Of the five ways to acquire love, what should wise lovers look for to attain a lasting love?
(a) Riches.
(b) Ready speech.
(c) Good character.
(d) Beauty.

5. 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 they had so much more to discuss.
(c) That he knew then that they had no future together.
(d) That he wanted one last chance to profess his love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accusation about the clergyman nobleman's interest in love did the higher noblewoman make?

2. What is the meaning of the word from which "love" is derived?

3. What did the author advise a woman to do if her man was unfaithful?

4. When a man of higher nobility spoke to a woman of higher nobility, why did the woman say she was reluctant to fall in love?

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

(see the answer key)

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