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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of women who are hard to love did the author provide as an example to Walter?
(a) Women who gave into carnal passion easily.
(b) Women who rejected God.
(c) Women who loved in a counterfeit way.
(d) Women who were too greedy.

2. What did the author advise a woman to do when she has loved a man who was unworthy of her?
(a) Seek the counsel of the clergy for direction.
(b) Realize her mistake and end things quickly.
(c) Improve him or give up.
(d) Lower her own standards and embrace love.

3. For the group advised to fiercely avoid love, what was one who sought their love considered to be?
(a) A hypocrite.
(b) A harlot.
(c) A beast.
(d) A sinner.

4. Why did the woman of higher nobility reprove the nobleman who was a member of the clergy?
(a) She would never feel worthy of his love.
(b) He should be shamed for pursuing her.
(c) She would be a mockery if she entered into a relationship with him.
(d) He should be satisfied with things of God.

5. What does blasphemy against God do to love?
(a) Curses it.
(b) Destroys it.
(c) Decreases it.
(d) Stalls it.

6. Up until the beginning of Chapters 7-12, which class, often considered the most noble, was unmentioned?
(a) The Royal Family.
(b) The nobility.
(c) The serfs.
(d) The clergy.

7. How should a lover behave toward the beloved to retain love?
(a) With detachment.
(b) With great affection.
(c) With restraint.
(d) With unrestrained passion.

8. In the conversation between the higher nobleman and the higher noblewoman, while she remained deeply skeptical and expressed a lack of interest, what did the man do?
(a) He reminded her of his social ranking.
(b) He mirrored her emotions.
(c) He sought the love of another woman.
(d) He became more intense.

9. How would a member of the most noble class have known which dialogue in the book to consult for advice on love?
(a) According to his own social ranking.
(b) According to the rank of his parents.
(c) According to the social rank of the woman in which he was interested.
(d) According to the amount of wealth he had.

10. What did the nobleman wonder about loving two women at the same time?
(a) If it could be done in the courtly fashion.
(b) If it doomed the chance to have a future with either woman.
(c) If it would tarnish his nobility.
(d) If God would approve.

11. Which of the two lovers, if any, did the higher noblewoman think a man should give up?
(a) Both.
(b) Neither.
(c) The second.
(d) The first.

12. Though God did not ban a man of the clergy from courtly love, what did God ban him from?
(a) Marrying someone too young.
(b) The flesh.
(c) Marrying someone who was not a believer.
(d) Flattery.

13. What future awaits a woman who stays with a cheating man?
(a) A sure end to her love.
(b) Increased passion.
(c) Endless worry.
(d) Stronger trust and commitment.

14. What did the author advise a woman to do if her man was unfaithful?
(a) Express her anger so that love will increase.
(b) Abandon him.
(c) Improve herself to make him stay.
(d) Even the score by being unfaithful.

15. When a man of higher nobility spoke to a woman of higher nobility, what type of flattery did the man use with the woman?
(a) Rather brief.
(b) Personal and specific.
(c) Very extended and flowery.
(d) Respectful and formal.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the man of higher nobility spoke to a woman of higher nobility, what did the woman encourage the man to seek?

2. What did the author think greedy women should do?

3. When the man of higher nobility spoke to a woman of higher nobility, what did the man insist was a great good?

4. What did the author consider greedy women to be?

5. According to the author, what effect did leaving the Catholic Church have on lovers?

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