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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 the social rank of the woman in which he was interested.
(b) According to the amount of wealth he had.
(c) According to the rank of his parents.
(d) According to his own social ranking.

2. When the man of higher nobility spoke to a woman of higher nobility, what was the man advised to avoid?
(a) Praising her excessively.
(b) Saying anything that would ridicule himself in her eyes.
(c) Embarrassing her.
(d) Insisting that his rank was more prestigious than hers.

3. To what was a member of the most noble class to devote himself?
(a) To knowledge.
(b) To God.
(c) To love.
(d) To peace.

4. According to the rules of love, what one characteristic alone can make any man worthy of love?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Devotion to God.
(c) Good character.
(d) Kindness.

5. If a greedy woman truly loved her man, what would she be hesitant to do?
(a) Belittle him.
(b) Neglect his needs.
(c) Destroy him.
(d) Ask so much of him.

6. What advice about making a love known to the public did the author provide to men?
(a) They should keep love very secret and never tell anyone during early courtship.
(b) They should make it known that they are taken, but not by whom.
(c) They should share their love openly with the public.
(d) They should avoid letting it be publicly known.

7. What was the general focus of Book One?
(a) Avoiding the wrong kinds of love.
(b) Acquiring love.
(c) Convincing others to return love.
(d) The perils of love between social classes.

8. How did the higher noblewoman respond to the the nobleman's question about loving two women at the same time?
(a) The lover must choose one or risk losing both.
(b) The lover must keep chaste for the beloved.
(c) The lover must seek God's guidance.
(d) The lover must release both women and remain chaste.

9. 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 became more intense.
(b) He mirrored her emotions.
(c) He reminded her of his social ranking.
(d) He sought the love of another woman.

10. What was a member of the most noble class bound to renounce?
(a) Delights of the earth.
(b) Status and wealth.
(c) God.
(d) Love.

11. If the beloved wanted something unreasonable, what did the author advise to do?
(a) Be abrupt and clear and refuse to give it to her.
(b) Lovingly tease her about her foolishness do not give in.
(c) Use it as a tool to acquire more affection.
(d) Give it to her.

12. What happens to desire if one lover expresses anger toward the other?
(a) It increases.
(b) It matures.
(c) It decreases.
(d) It stays the same.

13. 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) Respectful and formal.
(c) Personal and specific.
(d) Very extended and flowery.

14. What might indicate that love has returned?
(a) The woman stops avoiding the man and pays attention to her appearance.
(b) The lovers find that they dream of eachother.
(c) The man cannot stop thinking of the woman.
(d) The woman finds herself feeling jealous.

15. When a man of higher nobility spoke to a woman of higher nobility, what argument did they have about love?
(a) About its ability to frighten.
(b) About its prudence.
(c) About its ability to heal.
(d) About its deception.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, the story of the Briton, the gauntlet and the rules of love written by the King of Love concerned how many rules?

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

3. How did the author explain the concept of teaching the theory of love to a social class likened to horses and mules?

4. 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?

5. Why did the woman of higher nobility reprove the nobleman who was a member of the clergy?

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