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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were members of the most noble rank advised to consult the dialogues in the book?
(a) They were sinful.
(b) They were weak to carnal sin.
(c) They were uneducated.
(d) They were important but lived in poverty.

2. When a man and a woman, both of higher nobility interacted, how did the author advise the man to speak to the woman?
(a) With agression and dominance.
(b) With soft and gentle words.
(c) Kindly, and with flattery.
(d) Strongly and with confidence.

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

4. How did the author explain the concept of teaching the theory of love to a social class likened to horses and mules?
(a) It would stir natural desires because all humans were made to love.
(b) It would be unnatural to them and they would never grasp the idea.
(c) It would be unnatural to them, but they would find it useful.
(d) It would stir natural desires in them only if they made a conscious effort.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the man of higher nobility spoke to the woman of higher nobility, of what did he argue that her resistance was an indicator?

3. What group was advised to fiercely avoid love?

4. What future awaits a woman who stays with a cheating man?

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

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