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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When a middle class man approaches a very wise noblewoman, how must he behave?
2. What is the meaning of the word from which "love" is derived?
3. When a nobleman sat next to a middle class woman without permission, what message does he send?
4. What might a middle class woman have said to a nobleman about his social ranking if he had pursued her romantically?
5. When the middle class man successfully performed what the author suggested he should do in every conversation with a middle class woman, how did the woman respond?
Short Essay Questions
1. Throughout the three dialogues in Book One, explain the main conversation tactic of middle class men, and the common reaction of woman of all social classes.
2. Provide one of the 31 rules of love provided at the end of Chapter 8.
3. Explain the difference in the way a woman of a lower class and a woman of a higher class might have rebuffed a man's romantic advances.
4. How can issues of faith and religion destroy love?
5. Two of the five ways in which love can be obtained are beauty and good character. Which of these wins love with little effort and which is the characteristic that wise men choose?
6. Explain two ways in which a nobleman was advised to approach a middle class woman he wished to pursue romantically.
7. Why did the author state that women who give into carnal passion easily are difficult to love?
8. To what characteristic about himself was the middle class man advised to draw attention when trying to attract a woman of nobility?
9. When the man in Dialogue 8 asks the woman if a man should be punished for going to another woman without loving her or achieving his desire, how did she respond?
10. What advice did the author give about seeking the love of prostitutes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Book 2, ways to retain love are discussed. List and describe specific ways in which feelings of love can be retained and increased after a relationship has been consummated. List and describe sure ways to cause love to decrease or end.
Essay Topic 2
Thinking of the ways in which the author described the nature of women in general, explain how the author felt about women overall. What are at least three examples of women's nature and desires that the author provided to support his feelings about women?
Essay Topic 3
The author discusses at length the issue of physical beauty versus inner beauty. Discuss the kind of love and its lasting ability that results from seeking love based on physical beauty, and the same for inner beauty. What sorts of attributes create inner beauty? Which type of love is better? Why?
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